US economy adds 171K jobs, rate rises to 7.9 percent

  • By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
    AP Economics Writer
  • Friday, November 2th, 2012
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In this Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a sign attracts job-seekers during a job fair at the Marriott Hotel in Colonie, N.Y. The October employment report the government released Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 will likely solidify the picture of the U.S. job market that's emerged this year: Companies are hiring steadily but cautiously. And unemployment remains high.

In this Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, photo, a sign attracts job-seekers during a job fair at the Marriott Hotel in Colonie, N.Y. The October employment report the government released Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 will likely solidify the picture of the U.S. job market that's emerged this year: Companies are hiring steadily but cautiously. And unemployment remains high.