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Despite Jobs Added, Unemployment Rate Stuck

by Jim Zarroli, NPR
November 5, 2010

The October jobs report was the best in a long time. The unemployment rate remains painfully high, but employers are starting to add jobs. The Labor Department says the private sector added 159,000 last month -- much more than expected.

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  • All Things Considered, November 5, 2010
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