News roundup: U.S. economy adds 96K jobs, unemployment rate falls to 8.1% … Pecue Lane bridge over I-10 to close Saturday

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    Look no further: U.S. employers added just 96,000 jobs in August—far fewer than the roughly 200,000 economists typically say is needed to draw down the unemployment rate. Nonetheless, the unempl…


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