According to a report issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the economy continues to improve, albeit slowly. In September, the unemployment number finally fell below 8 percent, to 7.8 percent. In October, the number ticked up to 7.9 percent.
In the month of October, 171,000 jobs were created. However, because more people -- perhaps buoyed by the previous announcement's good tidings -- reported looking for work, the unemployment number increased.
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