Richard Fry says their job-holding rate is almost at the lowest point in nearly fifty years.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

The actions do not end the nearly fifty year old trade embargo against the island.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

His Democratic Party of Japan ended more than fifty years of nearly continuous rule by the Liberal Democratic Party.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

The latest government report shows that their share of nonfarm jobs nearly reached fifty percent in September.

VOA: special.2009.11.20