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this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. from wall street to washington the talk today was about the job market. the nation's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in a year and a half-- slipping to 9.4% in december. and american businesses added a disappointing 103,000 jobs. >> tom: susie, those job numbers came as president obama announced the new leader of his economic team. he named gene sperling as the new head of his national economic council-- the top...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. from wall street to washington the talk today was about the job market. the nation's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in a year and a half-- slipping to 9.4% in december. and american businesses added a disappointing 103,000 jobs. >> tom: susie, those job numbers came as president obama announced the new leader of his economic team. he named gene sperling as the new head of his national economic council-- the top...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. from wall street to washington the talk today was about the job market. the nation's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in a year and a half-- slipping to 9.4% in december. and american businesses added a disappointing 103,000 jobs. >> tom: susie, those job numbers came as president obama announced the new leader of his economic team. he named gene sperling as the new head of his national economic council-- the top...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening, everyone. from wall street to washington the talk today was about the job market. the nation's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in a year and a half-- slipping to 9.4% in december. and american businesses added a disappointing 103,000 jobs. >> tom: susie, those job numbers came as president obama announced the new leader of his economic team. he named gene sperling as the new head of his national economic council-- the top...

this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. the consumer keeps spending. tom, americans were opening up their wallets in october, giving a boost to retail sales. >> tom: susie, that report was surprisingly strong, and the nation's retailers are hoping this means a green christmas. the commerce department reported retail sales rose 1.2% in october, that follows a 0.7% increase in september. >> susie: today's results were the largest gain in seven months. as erika miller explains...