Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. US Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.5% The U.S. Economy added 165,000 jobs last month and the country`s unemployment rate fell to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. The government`s Bureau of Labor Statistics says the total number of unemployed people is now 11.7 million, a decline of hundreds of thousands this year. More jobs were added last month in professional and business services, retail, hospitality and healthcare. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/content/us-unemployment-rate-drops-to-75/1653 775.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/content/us-unemployment-rate-drops-to-75/1653775.html