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Protesters in Milwaukee occupy bridge, take streets
BY Mike Gold | Milwaukee | 11/17/11
Protesters in Milwaukee occupied a bridge here, Nov. 17, as similar actions took place across the country. Roughly 200 people gathered in Carver Park in a working-class Milwaukee neighborhood, then marched to the Highway 43 bridge, where they met with about 100 other protesters intent on civil disobedience.
bridges, Carver Park, jobs, Occupy Milwaukee, OWS
Risk of another downturn rises
BY Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 9/05/11
In a sign that the economy is on the edge of another downturn, the Labor Department reported on Sept. 2 that there was no gain in jobs in August.
double dip recession, jobs, recession
June Swoon: 125,000 Jobs Lost in June
BY Masao Suzuki | San José, CA | 7/04/10
On Friday, July 2, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that 125,000 jobs were lost in June. While the official unemployment rate fell from 9.7% in May to 9.5% in June, this was due to the 650,000 people gave up looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed.
Economic Crisis, jobs, recession, Unemployment
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