Can Facebook lower unemployment?

The social networking giant is partnering with the Department of Labor on an initiative aimed at maximizing social media to help Americans land jobs

Facebook executive Marne Levine announces the company's partnership with the Labor Department Thursday: A Facebook page will aggregate job information and sites.
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If Facebook has its way, millions of Americans may soon be updating the employment section of their profiles. The social networking behemoth announced Thursday that it will partner with the Department of Labor on an initiative called the "Social Jobs Partnership," which is designed to make jobs resources more readily accessible, help Americans "land good jobs," and ultimately lower the country's 9.1 percent unemployment rate. Will it work?

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