Unemployment: Addressing Worsening 'Human Disaster' in U.S.

Name: Unemployment: Addressing Worsening 'Human Disaster' in U.S.
Uploaded: 2012-05-14T22:00:00Z
Duration: P481S
Description: Some 5 million Americans have been looking for work for more than six months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute who say the "human disaster" has potential generations-long effects.

Clip: 05/14/2012 | 8m 1s

Some 5 million Americans have been looking for work for more than six months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute who say the "human disaster" has potential generations-long effects.

Aired: 05/14/12

Rating: NR

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