Economy adds 243,000 jobs in Jan.; jobless rate 8.3%

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http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/employment/story/2012-02-03/january-employment-report/52944252/1

WASHINGTON – Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month to 8.3%, its lowest point in nearly three years.

The economy created 243,000 net jobs, the most in nine months, and the unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point.

The last time the unemployment rate has dropped for five straight months was in late 1994.

Even better, employers have added an average of 201,000 jobs per month in the past three months. That's 50,000 more jobs per month than the economy averaged in each month of 2011.

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