Jobless rate falls to 5.2 %
Economy adds fewer positions than expected
The US economy generated new jobs at a disappointing pace in January, but created just enough to push payroll employment to a record high and spare President Bush from joining Herbert Hoover as the only president to end a term with net job losses. (Full article: 742 words)
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