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Nation’s Unemployment Rate at Five-Year High

HeadlineSep 08, 2008

In other economic news, the nation’s unemployment rate has reached 6.1 percent, a five-year high. The unemployment rate for African Americans is now in double digits, at 10.6 percent. Meanwhile, in Nevada regulators shut down Silver State Bank on Friday. It is the eleventh bank failure this year.

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