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Judy Smith of Dalton, Ga., looks over paperwork as she files for unemployment for the first time since being laid off from a catering job. Though the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent in August, pushed down by 368,000 dropping out of the labor force, job growth remains subpar and will not be enough to put millions back to work. (Associated Press)
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Members of the Chicago Teachers Union distribute strike signage at the union’s strike headquarters on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012, in Chicago. The union vowed to strike on Monday if there was still no agreement over teachers’ contracts with Chicago Public Schools by then. The uncertainty of whether there would be classes has left parents fuming. (Associated Press)
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In this Aug. 22, 2012, file photo, Scott Marshall, top, of Calhoun, Ga., files for unemployment, in Dalton, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
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A woman leaves an unemployment bureau in Athens on Thursday. The European Central Bank fleshed out plans for an “Outright Monetary Transactions” program that aims to help troubled European nations like Greece stave off another crisis. (Associated Press)
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Job seekers fill out applications at a construction job fair in New York on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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As council chairman, Vincent C. Gray took the lead in voting down the contract award, thus necessitating a rebid, according to the memo. (The Washington Times)
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Tire inspector Buddy Rice checks for defects in the tire-verification area at a Michelin manufacturing plant in Greenville, S.C., in July. U.S. factory activity shrank for the third straight month in August as new orders, production and employment all fell. Weak consumer spending and steady declines in business orders for large machinery are slowing factory output. (Associated Press)
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City Council Members wave to spectators during the Labor Day parade. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
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Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a campaign stop at the United Auto Workers Local 1714 Union Hall, Friday, Aug. 31, 2012, in Lordstown, Ohio. (AP Photo/Mark Stahl)
