U.S. jobless rate jumps to 7.6%; 598K jobs lost

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    Recession-battered employers eliminated 598,000 jobs in January, the most since the end of 1974, and catapulted the unemployment rate to 7.6%. The grim figures were further proof that the nation's job…


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