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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
Politico | Lack of immigrants could hurt growth
Congress could be hampering economic growth by moving slowly on immigration reform.
Investors.com | China Is Not The Source Of Our Jobs Problem
In 2010, total imports were about 16 percent of U.S. gross domestic product, and of that, 2.5% came from China.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
WSJ: Real Time Economics | Jobless Rates Fall in 43 States
Nationally, the unemployment rate declined to 8.6% last month from 9% in October. Nineteen states and Washington have rates higher than the national average. Just three states — New York, Rhode Island and Wyoming — reported increases in their unemployment rates, while four — Hawaii, New Jersey, Indiana and Oklahoma — were unchanged.