Friday, February 5, 2010

News Alert: Jobless Rate Down to 9.7%; 20,000 Jobs Lost in January

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Fri, February 05, 2010 -- 8:49 AM ET
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Jobless Rate Down to 9.7%; 20,000 Jobs Lost in January

In its latest report on employment, the government said on
Friday that American employers shed 20,000 nonfarm jobs in
January and that job losses in 2009 were worse than
previously reported. Though the government's survey of
households found a drop in the unemployment rate, to 9.7
percent in January from 10 percent in December, the new
figures raised concern that the recovering economy may be
slow to bring relief for workers.

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