FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2010 file photo, job seekers line up to register at a City of Miami job fair in Miami. The outlook for jobs remains bleak despite January's unexpected decline in the unemployment rate, which fell to 9.7 percent from 10 percent in December.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file)

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U.S. unemployment rate drops to 9.7 percent in January

• By ncs-import
• February 5, 2010