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Re: U.S. Economy Adds 113,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate at 6.6% 

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...if the unemployment rate is down, it is because more folks have given up on ever finding a job, or they are convinced that their unemployment checks will go on forever.




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U.S. Economy Adds 113,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate at 6.6%
By: clo in FFFT
Fri, 07 Feb 14 6:36 PM 		Msg. 60899 of 65535

U.S. Economy Adds 113,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate at 6.6%

The American economy added 113,000 jobs in January, a disappointing showing that is likely to spur fears that the labor market is poised for yet another slowdown.

Before the report from the Labor Department on Friday morning, economists had been looking for the economy to gain 180,000 positions last month. But after an extraordinarily weak showing for hiring in December, some experts had been concerned that weakness would carry into 2014 and signal a broader loss of momentum in the economy.

The unemployment rate in January was 6.6 percent, compared with 6.7 percent in December.

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