Dec 07 2009
Report: U.S. Economy Sheds 11,000 Jobs in November
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On Friday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the U.S. economy shed just 11,000 jobs in November. The reduction in payroll employment was the lowest since the start of the current recession in December 2007. Since that time, the number of job losses has continually fallen steadily by hundreds of thousands for months on end until recently. …
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