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Case of the Vanishing (Midwest) Worker (and B-10 recruiting)

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Apr 21, 2015
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http://www.wsj.com/articles/case-of-the-vanishing-worker-1431299722


But the falling rate doesn’t tell the full story of a recovery that remains uneven nearly six years after the recession ended. Among the 20 metropolitan areas where unemployment fell by at least 2.7 percentage points in the past year, 16 also saw their workforces shrink over the same period, according to Labor Department data. Half of those were in Michigan or Illinois, including Detroit, Decatur, Flint, Mich., and Rockford, Ill.
 
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