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Challenger Gray: Job hunter to entrepreneur

In the worst job market in more than 25 years, an increasing number of job seekers are deciding that their best road to employment is being their own boss.

A second-quarter job market survey from the Chicago outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas shows that the percentage of job seekers going into business has doubled in the past year. According to the survey, 8.7 percent of job...

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