The U.S. unemployment rate currently hovers around 9 percent, while Demark's jobless rate is an astoundingly low 4.2 percent. What gives? Well, it turns out the United States could learn a whole lot about fighting long-term unemployment from the Danes. According to this video, Denmark's generous unemployment benefit system has allowed the European country to curb joblessness more effectively than other countries.

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