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Jobs Numbers Fall Short Of Predictions

by Scott Horsley, NPR
April 6, 2012

Most experts were predicting job growth in excess of 200,000 for March, but the numbers came up short. Only 120,000 new non-farm jobs were counted. Even though the overall jobless rate declined by another tenth of a point, the White House was on the defensive.

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  • All Things Considered, April 6, 2012
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