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The U.S. has enjoyed 30 months of straight jobs growth. The August 2012 report was more tepid, however, than analysts had predicted.

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U.S. Added 103,000 Jobs in August, Lost 7,000 Gov't Jobs

Analysts had predicted about 125,000 new jobs in August, but 103,000 were created with 7,000 government jobs eliminated, resulting in a net gain of 96,000 jobs.

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