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US employment rises again in August

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Although fewer than expected, the U.S. added 169,000 new jobs in August. Analysts had hoped for 180,000. While the unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent from 7.4 percent, this news was dampened by the fact that many people simply stopped looking for work.