Job shock: U.S. lost 17,000 in January

Courtesy Economic news - CNNMoney.com  Fri, 02/01/2008 - 15:18

Employers trimmed jobs from their payrolls in January, according to a government jobs report Friday that showed the first decline in employment in four years.

That raised new concerns about the risk of recession for the weakening U.S. economy.

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