U.S. Economy Lost Only 11,000 Jobs in November

Courtesy NYT > Business  Fri, 12/04/2009 - 08:17

In the strongest jobs report since the recession began, the government reported that the jobless rate fell to 10 percent, as the nation’s employers all but stopped shedding jobs in November.


 

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