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    Unemployment Hits Four-Year Low

    The economy gained more jobs than expected last month, and the unemployment rate is now 7.7 percent, the lowest since December of 2008. Construction was especially strong, although public sector employment continued to shrink. Catherine Rampell reports on economics for the New York Times .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The economy gained more jobs than expected last month, and the unemployment rate is now 7.7 percent, the lowest since December of 2008. Construction was especially strong, although public sector employment continued to shrink. Catherine Rampell reports on economics for the New York Times.

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      Warren Olney

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      Catherine Rampell

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    'House of Cards' and the Future World of Big Data
    1. 0:00Unemployment Hits Four-Year LowYou’re reading this
    2. 7:41What Big Data Means for Your Life, Now and in the Future
    3. 43:08La Ferrari and Other Super Hybrids Redefine the Green Car
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