Bernanke: Estimated 2012 Unemployment Rate Still Too High

By user|2/24/2010 9:00 PM

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says that by 2012, the U.S. unemployment rate is estimated to decrease to between six and seven percent. Bernanke says this drop does not meet the five percent unemployment rate necessary for a long-term sustainable economy. (0:34)

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