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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2001
Page
7
The Labor Department reports May unemployment at 4.4 percent, down 0.1 from April's 4.5 percent high. Factory payrolls fell 124,000, marking the largest monthly cut in manufacturing and contributing to a year of widespread job losses. Dow ends higher after a volatile session.
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