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Recession Drives U.S. Workers To Undesirable Jobs
Amid a 9.4 percent jobless rate and 6.7 million losing jobs, people like Nichole McRoberts take grim positions at poultry and sewer plants, prisons, and other hard‑labor roles once avoided. Kristen Thompson shifts from a Los Angeles gym to guarding a Wyoming women’s prison after layoffs. The labor market tightens wages, forcing downshifted workers to accept lower pay and harsher conditions.
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Nichole McRoberts
Sedalia
Kristen Thompson
Wyoming
Thompson
Lusk
Wyo
Freedman
McRoberts
Waterloo Industries Inc
Waterloo