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U.S. unemployment decrease reflects more workforce dropouts

Sudeep Reddy of WSJ on the long-term effects of more Americans exiting the workforce.

09/06/2014 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

U.S. unemployment decrease reflects more workforce dropouts

Clip: 9/6/2014 | 3m 5s

Sudeep Reddy of WSJ on the long-term effects of more Americans exiting the workforce.

According to Friday's jobs report, the unemployment rate dropped from 6.2 percent to 6.1 percent. However, the number of Americans dropping out of the workforce rose. Sudeep Reddy of the Wall Street Journal joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington to talk about the long-term effects these exits may have on the nation's economy.

09/06/2014 | Rating NR

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