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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Lengthy Joblessness Takes Emotional Toll on 99ers

Updated: August 6 2010,
Author: barrel fan
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Division of Labor/Specialization, Economic Institutions, Employment and Unemployment, Goods and Services, Incentive, Productivity
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Paul Solman talks to people who have been out of work for 99 weeks or longer as part of his ongoing series on making sense of financial news.

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