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Americans think the unemployment rate is way higher than it really is

The official jobless rate is now just below 6 percent. An awful lot of people think it’s twice as high.

On balance, a little inflation is better than a lot of unemployment

(Jeff Roberson / AP)

The monetary hawks need to relax.

 

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