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Among the worries of today's business executives is the large number of unemployed still on the payroll.

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Any degree of unemployment worries me.

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Gerhard Schroder

PoliticianGerman1944 · 20th century

3.3 · 35 votes · 102 reads

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For me, there will be no enemies but unemployment, the deficit, excessive debt, economic stagnation and anything else that keeps our country in these critical circumstances.

PoliticianSpanish1955 · 20th century

3.2 · 47 votes · 185 reads

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Four specters haunt the Poor - Old Age, Accident, Sickness and Unemployment. We are going to exorcise them. We are going to drive hunger from the hearth. We mean to banish the workhouse from the horizon of every workman in the land.

David Lloyd George

PoliticianBritish1863 · 19th century

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I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should know what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems.

PoliticianGerman1954 · 20th century

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I know this is economic jargon, but essentially, if you bring more women to the job market, you create value, it makes economic sense, and growth is improved. There are countries where it's almost a no-brainer: Korea, Japan, soon to be China, certainly Ge

Christine Lagarde

EconomistFrench1956 · 20th century

4.7 · 42 votes · 167 reads

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I mean, there's no arguing. There is no anything. There is no beating around the bush. 'You're fired' is a very strong term.

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BusinessmanAmerican1946 · 20th century

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It is a fact that, if I single out Germany, our rate of growth is too low and we have very high unemployment.

PoliticianGerman1954 · 20th century

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It takes about two and a half percent growth just to keep unemployment stable.

EconomistAmerican1953 · 20th century

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My son is now an 'entrepreneur.' That's what you're called when you don't have a job.

BusinessmanAmerican1938 · 20th century

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So we really need jobs now. We have to take jobs away from other countries because other countries are taking our jobs. There is practically not a country that does business with the United States that isn't making - let's call it a very big profit. I mea
Donald Trump
BusinessmanAmerican1946 · 20th century
5.0 · 39 votes · 7 reads
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The crisis and recession have led to very low interest rates, it is true, but these events have also destroyed jobs, hamstrung economic growth and led to sharp declines in the values of many homes and businesses.
Ben Bernanke
EconomistAmerican1953 · 20th century
3.6 · 8 votes · 70 reads
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The main target for the next years should be growth and job creation.
Mariano Rajoy
PoliticianSpanish1955 · 20th century
3.9 · 36 votes · 41 reads
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Unemployment rates among Americans who never went to college are about double that of those who have a postsecondary education.
Bill Gates
BusinessmanAmerican1955 · 20th century
4.1 · 47 votes · 133 reads
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We can't go to people who have lost their job at GM and say, 'Oh, by the way, we are going to pay money to build a road here or inoculate children there,' unless we can demonstrate that it is in America's interest. I happen to think it is.
Hillary Clinton
PoliticianAmerican1947 · 20th century
4.8 · 17 votes · 157 reads
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We Conservatives hate unemployment.
Margaret Thatcher
PoliticianBritish1925 · 20th century
4.2 · 32 votes · 183 reads
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We want to change the way we help unemployed people find jobs. We want to be faster and more goal oriented.
Gerhard Schroder
PoliticianGerman1944 · 20th century
4.5 · 8 votes · 102 reads
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We will not play with inflation. We are living a delicate moment. President Obama spoke to me today about the high unemployment affecting the United States. In this crisis period, when the developed nations are not recovering, it's prudent to maintain the
Dilma Rousseff
PoliticianBrazilian1947 · 20th century
3.2 · 14 votes · 118 reads
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Well, yes, I've fired a lot of people. Generally I like other people to fire, because it's always a lousy task. But I have fired many people.
Donald Trump
BusinessmanAmerican1946 · 20th century
3.9 · 18 votes · 4 reads
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When you have seven percent unemployed, you have ninety-three percent working.
John F. Kennedy
PoliticianAmerican1917 · 20th century
3.9 · 33 votes · 133 reads
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