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Jobs Report : 257,000 jobs added and 5.7% unemployment rate.

WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/jobs-rep...5-7-1423229564

Jobs Report Update: 252,000 jobs added in December and unemployment rate was 5.6%.

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Jobs Report : 321,000 jobs added and 5.8% unemployment rate.

http://online.wsj.com/articles/u-s-p...5-8-1417786322

September Jobs Report: +248,000. Unemployment rate: 5.9%

"Nonfarm payrolls grew more than expected in September as the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since July 2008.

"According to the latest employment report from the BLS, nonfarm payrolls grew by 248,000 in September.

"The unemployment rate also fell to 5.9% from 6.1%, the first time the unemployment rate has been below 6% in more than six years.

"Expectations

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From Bloomberg Business Week:

Payrolls in U.S. Rose 142,000 in August

"The 142,000 advance in payrolls was weaker than the lowest estimate in a Bloomberg survey and followed a revised 212,000 gain in July, figures from the Labor Department showed today in Washington. The median Bloomberg survey estimate was for a 230,000 increase. The unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent in July, reflecting a drop in joblessness among teenagers."

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