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For Black Americans, A Longer Time Without Work

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Applicants fill out forms at a Miami jobs fair hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus.  An NPR/Kaiser survey found blacks make up about 10 percent of the full-time working population but 27 percent of the long-term unemployed. (AP)
Applicants fill out forms at a Miami jobs fair hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus. An NPR/Kaiser survey found blacks make up about 10 percent of the full-time working population but 27 percent of the long-term unemployed. (AP)

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