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148,000 Jobs Created in September, Below Expectations

Unemployment rate down to 7.2 percent

Reason Staff | 10.22.2013 8:36 AM

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The September jobs number is out and it's a miss.

Just 148,000 jobs were created in September, well below the expectations of 180,000.

The unemployment rate fell to 7.2% from 7.3%, which is lower than what was expected.

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