Steady Unemployment ; Rate Holds Near 10 Percent for 14 Straight Months.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A wave of government layoffs in September outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation's payrolls by a net total of 95,000 jobs.

The unemployment rate held at 9.6 percent last month, the Labor Department said today. The jobless rate has now topped 9.5 percent for 14 straight months, the longest stretch since the 1930s.

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Steady Unemployment ; Rate Holds Near 10 Percent for 14 Straight Months.

The report is the final one before the November elections, which means members of Congress will face ...

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