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March 11, 2013

U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 4-Year Low 
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In the United States, new figures show the official unemployment rate
has hit a more than four-year low. The Labor Department says the United
States added 236,000 jobs last month, bringing the jobless rate down to
7.7 percent. It is the lowest unemployment figure since December 2008.

 

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