Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), opened his testimony before Congress this morning by warning that the unemployment rate could remain at 9 percent through 2012.

“We expect that under current law, growth and output will remain slow, and as a result job gains will be limited — leaving the unemployment rate close to 9 percent through the end of 2012,” Elmensdorf said.

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