Staying afloat in a sinking economy

Minnesota's jobless rate dropped to 5.9 percent
A pedestrian walks by a vending box for a job listing newspaper. Several large Minnesota employers announced layoffs last month.
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Career counselor Amy Lindgren of Prototype Career Services will answer listener questions about downsizing, layoffs, pay cuts, job searches and more.

Lindgren writes a weekly employment column which appears in newspapers nationally. An expert job search strategist, Ms. Lindgren is the author of the "Pocket Job Series" set of books.

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