From relief to despair: Varying views of jobs data

 

Published: February 5, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Month by month, the U.S. job market is regaining its health.

So many jobs are being added that the unemployment rate has dropped for five straight months. At 8.3 percent, it's at a three-year low.

Whether the job market actually feels stronger, though, depends on your perspective.

The headline numbers mask vast disparities — from the New Yorker thrilled to have found a catering ...


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