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A newspaper story in November of 1974 called the jobless rate in La Crosse County “chronically high.” The rate was around 8-10% with thousands of people unable to find work. The story blamed labor walkouts and plant closings for the bad local economy, specifically pointing to the closings since the late 50s of three La Crosse […]
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