Unemployment drops to 7.8; 114K new jobs added

Unemployment drops to 7.8; 114K new jobs added

October 5, 2012 7:31 AM

The Labor Department's September jobs reports shows a growing number of Americans are getting back to work, and the numbers are much better than economists predicted. CBS News business and economics correspondent Rebecca Jarvis reports.

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