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Finding a job isn’t just a young person’s problem

David Brancaccio Jul 3, 2014
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Finding a job isn’t just a young person’s problem

David Brancaccio Jul 3, 2014
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On Thursday, the Labor Department reported that the U.S. added 288,000 jobs in June, with the unemployment rate falling to 6.1%.

Those numbers are influenced by — as has been predicted, but hasn’t really happened yet — people returning to the job hunt after having given up in spite of having the need and want to work.

Marketplace reporter Mitchell Hartman has been looking at one group of workers where there’s likely a lot of people in that category: workers who are 55 and older.

Click the media player above to hear reporter Mitchell Hartman in conversation with Marketplace Morning Report host David Brancaccio.

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