Unexpected drop in jobless rate sparks optimism
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091204/i/r3950016439.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=9zT04PYMUJIksOin41pX5A--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Tony Thomas of West Palm Beach fills out paperwork at a job fair at Workforce Alliance in West Palm Beach, Florida in this November 6, 2009 file photo. U.S. employers cut only 11,000 jobs last month, the best showing in nearly two years, and the jobless rate edged down to 10 percent, a strong suggestion the jobs market was edging towards health, according to a U.S. Labor Department report issued on December 4, 2009. Picture taken November 6, 2009. REUTERS/Joe Skipper/Files (UNITED STATES EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091205/ap_on_bi_go_ec_fi/us_economy)AP - Two years of steep job cuts all but ended last month, unexpectedly pulling down the unemployment rate and raising hopes for a lasting economic recovery.</p><br clear="all"/>
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