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No Celebration for Unemployed this Labor Day

No Celebration for Unemployed this Labor Day
Almost one million jobs have been lost in California over the last two years. The current unemployment rate in San Diego County is over 10 percent, and that's expected to grow in the near future.

Almost one million jobs have been lost in California over the last two years. The current unemployment rate in San Diego County is over 10 percent, and that's expected to grow in the near future. What can be done to slow the growth of unemployment in our region? And, what kind of impact is the high unemployment rate having on other areas of the economy?

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Barbara Bry, associate publisher and opinion editor of San Diego News Network.

Alisa Joyce Barba, Western Bureau Chief for National Public Radio.

David Rolland, editor of San Diego CityBeat.

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