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Economy Adds Fewer Jobs Than Expected
Wall Street Journal By JEFFREY SPARSHOTT And ERIC MORATH WASHINGTON—US job growth slowed in August, a sign of a slack recovery that could slow any postconvention momentum for President Barack Obama and spur the Federal Reserve to take further steps in an effort to … Just 96K jobs added in August; jobless rate falls to 8.1% US adds 96K jobs in August; unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent U.S. economy adds 96000 jobs, unemployment rate falls to 8.1% |