英语新闻阅读：美国失业率10月份略有下降

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　　The U.S. unemployment rate dropped slightly in October, while the economy
had a net gain of 80,000 jobs.Friday's report from the Labor Department says the
unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percent to 9.0 percent.The jobless
rate is the lowest in six months, but still leaves 13.9 million Americans out of
work.The U.S. economy has recovered only a fraction of the 8 million jobs lost
in the recession, which was the worst downturn in decades.