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Unemployment rate falls to 49-year low

The unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in September, the lowest level since December 1969.

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Lydia DePillis
, CNN Business
(CNN) — The unemployment rate fell to 3.7% in September, the lowest level since December 1969.

The US economy added 134,000 jobs last month, below expectations and the monthly average for the year. The Labor Department said Hurricane Florence impacted jobs results.

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