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Unemployment figures are still at record levels and the national debt continues to grow. You can read more about his predictions regarding the shape of the economy by reading his <a href=\"https:\/\/business.ucf.edu\/\">latest national forecast<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to the latest U.S. Economic Forecast produced by Sean Snaith, director of the UCF Institute for Economic Competitiveness at the College of Business Administration, our current recession is nearly over, but it doesn&#8217;t feel like it. Unemployment figures are still at record levels and the national debt continues to grow. 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