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State Labor Commissioner Discusses Unemployment & Job Outlook

NYS Labor Department Commissioner Patricia Smith at Buffalo office
WBFO News
NYS Labor Department Commissioner Patricia Smith at Buffalo office

By Eileen Buckley

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-829821.mp3

Buffalo, NY – Despite the economic downturn and high unemployment numbers in the Buffalo Niagara Region, the head of the State Labor Department says there is "hope".

WBFO'S Eileen Buckley sat down with Labor commissioner Patricia Smith to talk about the area's unemployment rate, the future job outlook and massive state layoffs.

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