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Jobs Numbers May Point To Faltering Recovery

by Chris Arnold, NPR
June 3, 2011

The Labor Department reported Friday that the economy added only 54,000 jobs in May. That was far less than most economists had been expecting, and the new data suggest the economic recovery may be faltering. The unemployment rate rose to 9.1 percent from 9 percent in April.

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  • All Things Considered, June 3, 2011
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