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Less Than 100,000 Jobs Created in September

HeadlineOct 12, 2004

The Senate vote comes three days after the Labor Department reported fewer than 100,000 new jobs were created last month — a sign the economy remains sluggish. The nation’s job performance under President Bush is the worst since Herbert Hoover served in the White House 70 years ago during the Great Depression. An estimated 1.6 million private sector jobs have been lost since Bush took office.

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