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Article: N.J. jobs vanishing
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- January 22, 2009
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HUGH R. MORLEY, STAFF WRITER
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
01-22-2009
N.J. jobs vanishing -- 15,200 lost as Dec. unemployment rate hits 7.1%
By HUGH R. MORLEY, STAFF WRITER
Date: 01-22-2009, Thursday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
The nation's economic crisis dealt New Jersey a major blow in December, according to figures released Wednesday that show the state lost 15,200 jobs during the month, as the unemployment rate shot to a nearly 15-year high of 7.1 percent.
The rate surged by a full percentage point from November to the highest level since March 1994, according to the monthly jobs report from the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
The report shows the state's ...