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January Jobs Report - Bikini Chart/Graph
Today the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 243,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent:
With 257,000 jobs added by private businesses, this marks the 23rd consecutive month of private sector job growth:
In addition, the manufacturing sector added 50,000 jobs:
http://www.democraticleader.gov/blog/?p=4756