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Employers hit five year high for hiring in 2004
Washington AP notes 2004 saw payrolls rise by 2.2 million and 157,000 added in December. The annual unemployment rate averaged 5.5 percent, the lowest since 2001, while Bush called the report positive though economists described growth as decent but not strong.
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