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In this Aug. 26, 2010, photograph, University of Illinois at Springfield Career Counselor Gail Kilbury, right, speaks with students seeking employment, during a University of Illinois Job Fair in Springfield, Ill. Even though the economy is growing more slowly, companies in recent weeks are resisting making even deeper cuts to their work forces. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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** FILE ** Protesters march in Marseille, France, on Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, to demonstrate against plans by President Nicolas Sarkozy's government to raise the retirement age from 60 to 62. The banner reads: "Fighting Together. For what we got, our future, our pension." (AP Photo/Claude Paris)

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IN PHILADELPHIA: The annual Labor Day parade down Columbus Boulevard brings out union members and supporters.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS AMONG FRIENDS: President Obama greets the crowd at a union-sponsored Labor Day rally in Milwaukee, where he announced his proposal to spend $50 billion on the nation's transportation infrastructure.

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This Jan. 14, 2009, file photo shows Republican Senate nominee Rob Portman speaks Lebanon, Ohio. Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot people who have lost jobs -- or know someone who has -- now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances here in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections. (AP Photo/David Kohl, File)

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President Obama reports on the economy from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington as the latest unemployment figures are released on Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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** FILE ** In this photo from Aug. 25, 2010, job seekers, including Lindsey Wright of Detroit (center), attend a job fair in Southfield, Mich. (AP Photo)

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In this Aug. 25, 2010, photograph, job seekers including Pat Mosher, third from left, fill out registration forms to attend a job fair in Southfield, Mich. On Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. EDT, the Labor Department issues the August unemployment report. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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An unemployed man waits his turn to use a computer to look for a job at the Nevada JobConnect Career Center Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010, in Las Vegas. The unemployment rate rose in nearly half of the nation's 372 largest metro areas in July, as the pace of hiring slowed from earlier this year. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS "Concern about the deficit cannot be an excuse for leaving unemployed workers to suffer," says Christina Romer, who steps down Friday as the White House's top economist.

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South African Democratic Teacher's Union members protest in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday Aug. 19, 2010. Unions are demanding an 8.6 percent wage increase and a 1,000 rand ($137) housing allowance. The government is offering a 7.5 percent increase plus 700 rand $96) to 800 rand ($110) for housing. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

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Dabura Karriem, 60, of Bloomfield, N.J., learns of the availability of a bank file-clerk job, the type of position she has been looking for, at a career fair in Newark, N.J., on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Ms. Karriem was laid off two years ago -- the first time she's been unemployed in 38 years -- and her unemployment benefits have expired. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS D.C. United defender Dejan Jakovic, left, battles for the ball with Philadelphia Union midfielder Eduardo Coudet, right, during the first half of their MLS soccer game at RFK Stadium in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. DC United defeated the Union 2-0.

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ASSOCIATED PRESS LOOKING FOR A 'FRESH START': House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, speaks about jobs and the economy at the City Club of Cleveland.

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Pedestrians walk past a sign in the window of the Chicago Workforce Center in Chicago instructing people how to file for unemployment insurance benefits online, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. The center offers employment assistance for job seekers. Employers appear to be laying off workers again as the economic recovery weakens. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, right, talks with employees before announcing the social network site's new localization services called "Places" during a press conference in Palo Alto, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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Foxconn workers shout slogans during a rally to raise morale at the heavily regimented factories inside the Foxconn plant in Shenzhen, south China, Guangdong province, Wednesday August 18, 2010. Following a string of suicides at its Chinese factories, Foxconn Technology Group raised workers' wages and installed safety nets on buildings to catch would-be jumpers. Now the often secretive manufacturer of the iPhone and other electronics is holding rallies for its workers to raise morale at the heavily regimented factories. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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Ryan Turner works at a new home under construction in Springfield, Ill., on June 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (AP Photo)

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A Haitian child holds a Dominican Republic peso as he begs with other children in the street. The country's economic status has brought many Haitian children to the Dominican Republic, where some can earn up to $14 a day — nearly three times Haiti's minimum wage.