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The unemployment rate dropped to a half-century low in September, the Labor Department reported Friday.
The nation’s unemployment rate, which has hovered just below 5 percent since spring, plummeted to 4.6 percent in November, the Labor Department reported Friday. The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in last month.
Job growth accelerated more than forecast in February, but wages took an unanticipated hit.
