U.S. Adds 100K Jobs in September

ECONOMY

But unemployment remains stuck at 9.1 percent.

Published Oct. 7 2011 8:48AM EDT

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Finally, some good economic news. The economy added 103,000 jobs last month, almost twice as many as were expected. The private sector added 137,000 jobs, while government lost 34,000.

U.S. Adds 100K Jobs in September

But unemployment remains stuck at 9.1 percent.

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