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Fri 09 Sep 2010US jobless rate reaches 9.6%
US employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the decline was far less than expected and private payrolls growth surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up growth.
Non-farm payrolls fell 54,000, the Labor Department said today as temporary jobs to conduct the decennial census dropped by 114,000.
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