WASHINGTON — Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in four months as more people entered the market looking for work.
Unemployment rates rise in spite of additional jobs
Friday, September 3, 2010 | 11:02 a.m. CDT
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