Hurricane Katrina to Reduce Employment (AP)
7th Sep 2005, 16:33 GMT
AP - Hurricane Katrina will reduce employment by 400,000 people in coming months while trimming economic growth by as much as a full percentage point in the second half of this year, according to a Congressional Budget Office assessment obtained by The Associated Press.
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