Jobless Rate Down to 9.7%; 20,000 Jobs Lost in January

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> The New York Times
> Fri, February 05, 2010 -- 8:49 AM ET
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> Jobless Rate Down to 9.7%; 20,000 Jobs Lost in January
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> In its latest report on employment, the government said on
> Friday that American employers shed 20,000 nonfarm jobs in
> January and that job losses in 2009 were worse than
> previously reported. Though the government's survey of
> households found a drop in the unemployment rate, to 9.7
> percent in January from 10 percent in December, the new
> figures raised concern that the recovering economy may be
> slow to bring relief for workers.
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