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New Unemployment Report Weaker Than Expected

by John Ydstie, NPR
September 7, 2012

The jobs report released Friday morning came in weaker than expected. Employers added 96,000 jobs to payrolls. The unemployment rate did fall to 8.1 percent, but that was because so many people left the workforce.

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  • All Things Considered, September 7, 2012
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