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Barack Obama: The unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent in January to 7.7 percent in February, the lowest since December 2008.

On the recordMarch 7, 2013
The unemployment rate fell from 7.9 percent in January to 7.7 percent in February, the lowest since December 2008.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Press Release - Statement on the Employment Situation in February

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