Job Market Has Long Way To Go, Fed's Pianalto Says

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - High unemployment is not a "quickly resolvable problem," but April's job gains show the economic recovery is on a firmer footing, a top Federal Reserve policymaker said on Wednesday.

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