But open unemployment stands at 11.8%, compared with a Latin American average of 8.3%.

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In March, the BLS cracks open the Unemployment Insurance records and does a new complete count.

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"This inflation news would open the door for Fed action if the unemployment rate is drifting higher in the first half of the year, " said Mr. Kasman.

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But if you think you're going to be in the driver's seat because your company has open positions at a time of prolonged, record unemployment--think again.

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Despite the dismally high unemployment rate in the country, the average open job only receives 4 resumes.

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Thankfully, Dilbertia has a relatively open trade economy and a thriving services sector, so Dilbertia has low unemployment.

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Unemployment in many developed countries remains high despite the hundreds of thousands of high-skilled open positions that companies struggle to fill.

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The bills include funds to administer unemployment benefits, for foster care and adoption help, to keep national parks and museums open, for many veterans benefits, and for Meals on Wheels, which provides dinners for needy senior citizens.

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First, we'll open new doors to higher education and job training programs to recently laid-off workers who are receiving unemployment benefits.

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