The latest job statistics released Friday show that the nation's unemployment rate remains essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, despite 157,000 jobs being added to the U.S. economy in January.

January unemployment figures and what it means for the economy

The latest job statistics released Friday show that the nation's unemployment rate remains essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent, despite 157,000 jobs being added to the U.S. economy in January.The number of people without jobs changed little during the first month of 2013 with 12.3 million people unemployed, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Of course, unemployment isn't the only indicator of how the economy is doing. Here are some others: Things that are going well or at least showing some ...

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