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Unemployment clouds US recovery

THE US economy will continue to recover from the worst slump since the Great Depression, say Wall Street analysts, but unemployment will remain high during the new year and the meltdown of the housing market shows few signs of ending.

The United States is emerging from recession faster than Britain due to a big federal government stimulus programme as well as a recovery in the manufacturing and the banking sectors.

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