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Ten O'Clock News; Unemployment office

08/11/1977

People standing in claims line at unemployment office in Hurley building in government center. English/ Spanish bilingual signs. A man explains the issues with estimating unemployment rates and the importance of receiving a reliable common resolution. Answers the question "How do you measure unemployment?"


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Series
Ten O'Clock News
Title

Unemployment office

Series Description

NIGHTLY NEWS WITH CHRISTOPHER LYDON AND CARMEN FIELDS Began January 1976. Replaced evening news show EVENING COMPASS. Original host: Steve Nevas. Other anchors, Christopher Lydon (1977-91) and Gail Harris (1983). In 1980 - hour long. Ended in 1991.

(PREDECESSORS: Louis Lyons began news operations at WGBH in 1952. The News at 10 began in 1966. The Reporters premiered in 1970. The Evening Compass started in 1974.) Series release date: 1/1976

Duration

00:16:08

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Subjects
Unemployment
Labor
Budget
Locations
Boston (Mass.)
Genres
News Report
Topics
News
Citation
Chicago: “Ten O'Clock News; Unemployment office,” 08/11/1977, GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1F05CD0E71334E99998968442659D22A.
MLA: “Ten O'Clock News; Unemployment office.” 08/11/1977. GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1F05CD0E71334E99998968442659D22A>.
APA: Ten O'Clock News; Unemployment office. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_1F05CD0E71334E99998968442659D22A
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