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Unemployment Rate Edges Slightly Down

Associated Press | by TVNewsCheck

The Labor Dept.’s report today showing that the unemployment rate nudged down .2 percentage points won’t do much to lift President Obama’s standing in the election race. The report was weak throughout. Hourly pay fell; manufacturers cut the most jobs in two years, and the number of people in the work force dropped to its lowest level in 31 years.