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US economy adds 49,000 jobs in January — a grim sign for the jobs recovery

America's unemployment rate fell to 6.3% in January, beating economists' expectations but still signaling a sluggish recovery.

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Anneken Tappe
, CNN Business
CNN — America's unemployment rate fell to 6.3% in January, beating economists' expectations but still signaling a sluggish recovery.

The US economy added 49,000 jobs last month, according to the government jobs report released Friday morning.

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