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Payrolls Barely Grow, But Jobless Rate Plummets

U.S. employment rose by a meager 36,000 jobs in January, far less than expected, as severe snow storms slammed large parts of the nation, but the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since April 2009.

*For more on this story, read the full Reuters article.

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