2.11.12

U.S. Economy Adds 171,000 Jobs

U.S. job growth accelerated in October, but the unemployment rate ticked higher, signs of a steady but slow recovery as the presidential candidates make a final push ahead of next week's election.
U.S. payrolls increased by a seasonally adjusted 171,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. The politically important unemployment rate, obtained by a separate survey of U.S. households, rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.9%.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires expected a gain of 125,000 in payrolls and a 7.9% jobless rate.

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