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Friday, February 03, 2006

Unemployment rate lowest in nearly 5 years!

Unemployment rate lowest in nearly 5 years! There was something for everyone in today's Unemployment report. The headline non-farm payrolls figure came in at 193,000 new jobs in January. This was somewhat of a disappointing number, as most traders were looking for 250,000 plus gain. However, the real surprise was in the unemployment rate, which came in at 4.7%-the lowest rate since July of 2001. Read More....