In July, employers cut back on laying off employees which eased the unemployment rate to just 9.4 percent, the lowest it has been in over a year. It was an unexpected figure that may hint the recession is ending. The Labor Department also reports that not only did unemployment drop, but that wages also increased. Economists say it might take until 2013 to drive down the unemployment rate to 5%(normal).

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