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US job losses worst since 1945

The US suffered 2.589 million job losses in 2008, making it the worst year since 1945. December’s 524k losses caused the jobless rate to rise to 7.2%, the highest since 1993. Equally, the average work week fell to a record low of 33.3 hours. Stock markets are still forecasting a V-shaped recession, but as the […]

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