As things start to look up for those still employed, prospects grim for jobless

By Brendan Case / The Bulletin
January 19, 2011

DALLAS — A year ago, Ron Platt was working as a national account manager at a sporting goods company, supplying retailers throughout the western United States. But sales dwindled along with the economy, and he got laid off in March.

Now, at 55, the Carrollton, Texas, father of five,....

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