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Jobs report raises concerns about slowing economy

The U.S. economy added 661,000 jobs in September, well below the 859,00 expected by economists and less than half the nearly 1.5 million ones created in August. The current unemployment rate is 7.9 percent, an improvement from 8.4 percent in August.

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