FILE – This file photo taken Aug. 31, 2011, shows crowds of job-seekers waiting to enter a job fair at Crenshaw Christian Center in South Los Angeles. Most economists expect growth of between 1.5 percent and 2 percent in the final two quarters. Though an improvement, it wouldnÕt be enough to lower the unemployment rate. The rate has been 9 percent or higher in all but two months since the recession officially ended more than two years ago. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
