December's unemployment rate in the United States came in at 9.4 percent, four-tenths of a point lower than the previous month. A decline this steep has not been seen in more than 11 years.
TODAY'S QUESTION: Does lower unemployment rate signal an improved economy?
Friday, February 4, 2011 | 11:04 a.m. CST;
updated 7:56 p.m. CST, Saturday, February 5, 2011
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