The Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq will employ around 150 uniformed personnel and an additional 750 contractors, said Army Lt.

WSJ: Big Adjustments at Baghdad Base

Over the past twelve months, despite private-sector job growth of 1.7 million, local governments have reduced the number of teachers and education personnel they employ by nearly 200, 000 people, about two thirds of all local government job losses during this period.

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