Question of the Day: Fixing Unemployment

What should be done to get more local people back to work?

Posted Wed, May 25, 2011 at 5:48 am ET|Updated Wed, May 25, 2011 at 5:51 am ET

The rate of unemployment on Long Island is

In the , April's rate was 5.8 percent, down from 5.9 percent a month ago. It was 6.4 percent in April 2010.

Good progress, but slow progress, most people agree.

What should be done to get Long Island back to full employment?

Tax incentives? Government stimulus? Something else?

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