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The quote says that when someone stays unemployed for a long time, their chances of getting hired can keep getting worse. It also suggests that this damage can continue even after the economy improves.
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Originally said in English.
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About Janet Yellen
American economist
Janet Yellen is an American economist and public official, known for serving as the 78th United States secretary of the treasury from 2021 to 2025 and as the 15th chair of the Federal Reserve from 2014 to 2018. She was the first woman to hold either post. She has also led the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Yellen is professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, where she joined the faculty in 1980 and held the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen professorship in business administration and economics. Her career is closely tied to economic policy, central banking, and academic economics.
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