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Economy Adds 151,000 Jobs In January, Unemployment Drops To 4.9 Percent

02.05.16 | 8:32 am

People walk on Wall Street, Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, in New York. A rebound in Chinese stocks helped shore up the mood in global stock markets Friday in the run-up to U.S. jobs data. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

The U.S. economy grew by 151,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate droped slightly to 4.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday.

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lew says:

February 5, 2016

Whaaaaaaat!!?? Unemployment is less than 5%? Damn that Marxist Kenyan Obama!!
musgrove says:

February 5, 2016

Another reason why its so hard for Sanders to attack Obama.
slagathor says:

February 5, 2016

And yet the economy is in a shambles. I blame Obama.
365daysofhorror says:

February 5, 2016

Let’s give a big thanks to President Romney for all of his hard work and for letting Detroit go bankrupt.
dave48 says:

February 5, 2016

We have lower unemployment and more jobs every month. Yet the economy is still bad because…
Gas prices are too low?
Wall Street is worried?
Not everyone has a job yet?
Ebola?
Remind me, why is everyone complaining about the economy again?