Unemployment rate hits double digits

The Labor Department reported today that the U.S. unemployment rate went up to 10.2 percent in October. MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with the editor of Marketplace Money, Chris Farrell, about what the number means for the nation's economy.

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