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DAVID GREENE, HOST:
OK, that's the national picture. Let's zoom in on a region that stands out for its high unemployment, Central California's San Joaquin Valley. NPR's Kelly McEvers went to find out why it's so hard to get a job amid some of the most productive farmland on earth.
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UNIDENTIFIED MAN 1: Employment Development Department, work force services.
KELLY MCEVERS, BYLINE: It's first thing in the morning.
