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this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley reporting from los angeles pelley: good evening. on the day that president said he will redouble his efforts to create jobs, we re reporting from one of the nation s hot spots for unemployment. the jobless rate in california is nearly 12%, but when you add in those people who are forced to settle for part-time work, the number rises to 21.8%. more on that in just a moment. but first, the white house announced that president will go on a listening tour this month to hear people s concerns about unemployment. here s what he had to say today. how are we going to put people back to work? how are we going to wage their raises, increase their security? how are we going to make sure that they recover fully as families and as communities from the worst recession we ve had since the great depression? pelley: the dow stabilized today after eight days of losses. it s down more than 900 points from its high for the year, and lo ....

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