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        US Job Growth Surges in December; Unemployment Rate Steady at 5%

   by Mil Arcega

   U.S. payrolls surged in December as employers added a
   better-than-expected 292,000 jobs. The unemployment rate held steady at
   5 percent but mostly because out-of-work Americans felt confident
   enough to look for work. The better-than-expected job numbers came as
   the economic slowdown in China was causing turbulence in financial
   markets. VOA's Mil Arcega reports.
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