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The Company Memo: Friday, March 8, 2013

The Bureau of Labor Statistics stunned Friday morning with news that 236,000 jobs were added in February, marking the biggest number since November and outshini
President Barack Obama speaks at the YMCA on Guilford Technical Community College Campus in Jamestown, North Carolina, on Oct. 18. (Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP - Getty Images Files)
President Barack Obama speaks at the YMCA on Guilford Technical Community College Campus in Jamestown, North Carolina, on Oct. 18.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics stunned Friday morning with news that 236,000 jobs were added in February, marking the biggest number since November and outshining predictions by about 80,000. Unemployment hit its lowest rate in four  years, falling to 7.7%.

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