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"the cafferty file." jack? >> when it comes to the economy, it's a little tough to find much to be optimistic about these days. for starters, economic confidence is sinking again. a gallup index shows fewer people say the economy is getting better than at any time in the last year. as for the jobs picture, it keeps getting more bleak. last week's employment report shows job recovery suddenly hit a wall. the u.s. economy losing jobs for the first time this year in the month of june, and even though the unemployment rate fell to 9.5% from 9.7%, this is due mainly to discouraged job seekers not even looking for work anymore. it means they are not counted as part of the overall labor force. a whopping 1.2 million people want to work but say they are not looking for work because of the weak job market. so it's not surprising when you consider there are five workers available for every single job opening. what's more, many of the people who worked in sectors like