Economy adds 171k jobs, unemployment at 7.9% - The Decatur Daily

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Economy adds 171k jobs, unemployment at 7.9%

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October and hiring was stronger over the previous two months than first thought. The unemployment rate inched up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 … More »

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On 11/2/12 at 08:28 AM, Ted from wrote:

Wow. That equates to 7.9 jobs per day PER STATE for the last four years. That's good news?

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On 11/2/12 at 04:45 PM, WILLIAM from wrote:

By the way, the DOW closed DOWN 139 points. No doubt the "good" jobs report had a positive affect?

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