http://www.marketwatch.com/story/january-us-jobs-rise-243000-jobless-rate-83-2012-02-03?link=MW_home_latest_news
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The U.S. economy gained 243,000 jobs in
January and the unemployment rate slipped to 8.3%, the Labor Department
said Friday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had forecast the U.S.
would add 121,000 jobs last month, with a jobless rate of 8.5%. The
private sector boosted payrolls by 257,000, led by large increases in
manufacturing, professional services, leisure and hospitality and health
care. Average hourly earnings rose 0.2% to $23.29 and hours worked were
unchanged at 34.5. Job gains for December and November were revised up
by a combined 60,000. The U.S. created 1.82 million jobs in 2011, based
on newly revised tax and other data, compared to an originally reported
increase of 1.64 million.

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