'Zero job' economy: 11 ways Washington can fix it

A stagnant job market has ramped up the pressure on President Obama and Congress to come up with solutions. What can be done? Here are 11 proposals.

4. Economic diplomacy

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President Obama makes a statement on the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement on Dec. 4, 2010, in Washington.

Free trade agreements could help boost US exports. Already, Obama has set a goal to double exports within five years, which the administration has estimated might create 2 million jobs across the economy.

Also, anything the US could do to ease a sovereign debt crisis in Europe – where nations including Greece and Spain are facing dangerous levels of debt – would pay off by reducing a major threat to the global economy.

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