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those who are only working part- time, but would prefer full- time. still, thousands of americans got new jobs last month, in many different industries, although all of the hiring happened in the private sector. and, factory payrolls showed the biggest gains. swonk says, the devil is in the details. >> we know that this report was helped a little bit by the fact that the auto makers kept their plants running when they usually retool them in july. auto sales haven't been that strong lately, we're going to have some give back to some of that production later in the year. >> reporter: t...

months that hiring gains broke above the 100,000 level. but not all the data was rosey: the unemployment rate edged higher to 8.3%. still, investors were encouraged by the numbers. the dow surged 217 points, the nasdaq jumped almost 60, and the s&p rose 26 points. traders say many factors played into the positive finish on wall street. >> we're not only lofty on expectations but we're lofty because of a little bit of improvement, even though the unemployment number actually increased, jobs number looked a little more robust, so all that together with potentially a little bit of cloud...

those who are only working part- time, but would prefer full- time. still, thousands of americans got new jobs last month, in many different industries, although all of the hiring happened in the private sector. and, factory payrolls showed the biggest gains. swonk says, the devil is in the details. >> we know that this report was helped a little bit by the fact that the auto makers kept their plants running when they usually retool them in july. auto sales haven't been that strong lately, we're going to have some give back to some of that production later in the year. >> reporter: t...

163,000 new jobs to be exact, and if you're keeping score, this is the first time in four months that hiring gains broke above the 100,000 level. but not all the data was rosey: the unemployment rate edged higher to 8.3%. still, investors were encouraged by the numbers. the dow surged 217 points, the nasdaq jumped almost 60, and the s&p rose 26 points. traders say many factors played into the positive finish on wall street. >> we're not only lofty on expectations but we're lofty because of a little bit of improvement, even though the unemployment number actually increased, jobs numbe...

this program is made possible this program is made ssible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone.. oil prices are creeping up toward $100 a barrel. this is the first time since summer, tom, that prices have spiked this high. >> tom: just a few weeks ago, susie, oil was in the $70 range. but with supplies declining, prices are going up. in new york trading, december crude futures jumped $1.21 today closing at $98.99. they climbed as high at $99 earlier in the session. >> susie: rising oil pri...