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CNBC: Jobs Growth Rises 114,000 as Rate Slides to 7.8 Percent

Job growth remained tame in September, with the economy creating just 114,000 net new positions though the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent.

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Economists had been expecting 110,000 more jobs and the rate to rise to 8.2 percent. Last month saw 96,000 new jobs as the rate dropped from 8.3 percent in July.

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Wall Street reacted positively to the report, with the stock market futures rising after the report.