"Part of the reason I went back to work was to get out of watching television with my children, " Bernstein recalls.

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Wage pressures and attrition are part of the reason IT-services companies are reaching out to establish work centers in places like Brazil and the Philippines.

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It should work straight out of the box with Pro Tools, Sonar, Cubase and Reason.

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But, you should know that the only reason unemployment is 7.7% is because hundreds of thousands of males have dropped out of the search for regular work.

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We have a system of government in place precisely for this reason, that sides with opposing views come together, work out a compromise, pass legislation that the American people believe should be passed and support.

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No official reason is given for this, but one probable cause is that hiring female staff would put a lot of men out of work - not a popular move in a country where 13% of men are unemployed.

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So, if a person is out of work and looking for a job but not claiming Jobseeker's Allowance for any reason (for example they may not want to, or they may not be eligible to claim it), they will appear in the figure for unemployment, but not the figure for claimant count.

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