Unemployment Drops To 8.3% As US Economy Comes Back

by National Confidential Staff | 03 February 2012 | 8:41 am EST

Topics Economy, Jobs, toprow, Unemployment

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The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3% in the latest sign of economic recovery for America. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 243,000 jobs were added to the economy in January 2012.

Economists had expected for between 125,000 to 150,000 jobs to be added.

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