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Uruguay has too many jobs, too few takersMontevideo, Uruguay (UPI) Jan 21, 2011 Most Latin American countries are struggling to find jobs for their citizens, in Uruguay a booming economy is creating more jobs than it is possible to fill with the country's limited human resources. Uruguay's unemployment rate is at an all-time low of 6.1 percent, which would be music to the ears of most government planners. In Uruguay, the low unemployment is worrying government economists and human resources development agencies and companies. The Latin American country has staged a ... read more |
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