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Economist Predicts 'Solid' Reading on Friday's Jobs Report

11:00 AM ET Thu, 3 Jan 2013

Ward McCarthy, Jefferies chief U.S. financial economist, provides perspective on today's better-than-expected jobs number, and explains why he is upbeat about tomorrow's non-farm payroll number.

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