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84,000 more jobs lost in August

The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August, topping 6%, as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, according to the latest government reading Friday that came in weaker than forecasts. <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?a=yNGZJW"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=yNGZJW" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=nsDxL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=nsDxL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=RxvmL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=RxvmL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=aVHul"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=aVHul" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=cKK7L"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=cKK7L" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=Ado8l"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=Ado8l" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~4/384159487" height="1" width="1"/>