U.S. Job Growth Disappoints
The American economy added 113,000 jobs in January 19% of them in the manufacturing sector, according to the U.S.
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The American economy added 113,000 jobs in January 19% of them in the manufacturing sector, according to the U.S. Dept. of Labor. Unemployment was 6.6%, its lowest since October 2008.
But new-job growth was slower than economists expected for the second consecutive month. The economy, which added 274,000 jobs in November, gained only 75,000 more in December.
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