Bonds/Economy

U.S. Loses 84,000 Jobs in August

09/05/08 - 08:39 AM EDT

Lauren Tara LaCapra

The U.S. economy shed 84,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department said, a slightly steeper drop than analysts had been expecting.

The unemployment rate rose to 6.1% from 5.7% in July.
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