Episode
Dateline: The Town That Jobs Forgot
Overview
Lester Holt reports the story of three American women who face the Great Recession and their own worst fears.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 21
- Episode
- Episode 47
- Air date
- 2011-08-14
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Town That Jobs Forgot is Episode 47 in Season 21 of Dateline. It aired on 2011-08-14. The runtime is 43 min.
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