Map showing monthly jobs lost/gained over time (Chris Wilson : http://www.slate.com/id/2216238/)
The unemployment rate for January dropped unexpectedly to 9.7 percent from 10 percent, even with 20,000 jobs lost. The Labor Department says that's because a survey of households found the number of employed Americans rose by half a million. It is projected that the unemployment rate will hover around eight percent until 2013. All this after the markets closed yesterday at the lowest levels so far this year.
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more jobs lost= lower unemployment number department of labor says 22 out of 13 people believe their numbers are accurate
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