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US new jobs plunged in May; jobless rate up

WASHINGTON : The US economy generated a miniscule 54,000 jobs in May, only one quarter of the pervious month, while t
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Job creation in the private sector, expected to drive the economy as governments slash spending, was a measly 83,000, one-third of the pace of the previous three months.

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2011