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December jobs report: 199,000 jobs added, unemployment rate falls

The U.S. economy added 199,000 jobs in December, a number below analysts' expectations. The unemployment rate fell from 4.2 percent to 3.9 percent, the lowest it has been in nearly two years. CBS News senior business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins “CBS Saturday Morning” to explain what it all means.
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