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  Ahead of Election, U.S. Added 171,000 Jobs in October

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  November 2, 2012

  Just four days before the presidential election, the BLS October jobs report showed unemployment notched up to 7.9% as employers added 171,000 jobs.

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  Job Growth in June Disappoints, Continues Sluggish Pace

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  July 6, 2012

  The U.S. economy's addition of 80,000 new jobs in June disappointed analysts and drove the stock market downward even though the data showed that all of the new jobs came from the private sector.

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  U.S. Jobs Rose by Just 120,000 in March

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  April 6, 2012

  With the U.S. stock market closed for the Easter and Passover holidays, reaction to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs report was lackluster.

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  Economy Added 243,000 Jobs in January; Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.3%

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  February 3, 2012

  Unemployment is now at its lowest point since President Obama’s first full month in office, and Friday’s report is sure to win attention for Obama in his presidential bid for re-election in 2012.

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  U.S. Jobs Surprise: Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.6% From 9.0%

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  December 2, 2011

  The unemployment rate dropped partly because of the large number of discouraged job seekers who have left the workforce.

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  U.S. Jobs Report Looks Good but Greece Fears Weigh on Markets

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  November 4, 2011

  An encouraging U.S. jobs report was not enough to give the markets a lift on Friday as worries about Greece’s debt crisis continued to weigh on sentiment.

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  Bipolar Jobs Report: Exceeds Expectations but Still Disappoints

  By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne  |  October 7, 2011

  The Labor Department’s report of a 103,000 rise in payroll jobs in September exceeded analysts’ expectations, but increase is too tepid to sway high unemployment rate of 9.1%