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BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: A Jobs Recovery, Yes. A Hiring Boom, No. Intense cost pressures and weak pricing will keep payrolls from surging
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BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 James C. Cooper	So Where Are The Jobs? They're On The Way Are things really as bad as the latest employment data imply? Probably not. The fact is, the recent payroll data are giving the wrong impression of the strength of the labor markets. It has happened before, especially during the early stages of the recovery from the 1990-91 recession.
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BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan	U.S.: Job Growth Will Get Over Its January Blahs Bad weather helped cause a weak start to what will be a solid year.
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BusinessWeek March 22, 2004	Productivity: Who Wins, Who Loses The U.S. is reaping big -- but uneven -- gains from its highly efficient workforce
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BusinessWeek March 22, 2004	The Price Of Efficiency Stop blaming outsourcing. The drive for productivity gains is the real culprit behind anemic job growth
The Motley Fool March 24, 2008 Tom Hutchinson	Finding the Bottom of a Recession Bad times sometimes bring the best investment opportunities.
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The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Rich Smith	Picture of the Day: Help Wanted! Whether employers want to hire or not. Lower productivity may not be unqualifiedly good news, but by my count, that's at least two big cheers for it.