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February 8, 2016

Jobs report is actually good news ‘in disguise'

  • Some say there are reasons for optimism: sub-5 percent unemployment rate, healthy pay raises and a stream of people confident enough to start looking for work.
    • By JOSH BOAK
    AP Economics Writer

    WASHINGTON — Consider looking past January's so-so job growth.

    At first glance, Friday's government report on U.S. hiring was a downer — 151,000 added jobs, well below the pace of the previous few months.


     
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