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It’s 8 a.m., 47° and headed to 62°. Details for the next 10 days are here.

The jobless rate falls to a three-year low, the NYT reports this morning:

The private sector remained the engine of new job gains. While federal agencies and local governments continued to lay off workers, private-sector employers added 257,000 jobs in January.

In not-so-good employment news, the SF Weekly writes about the boss accused of abusing an employee who had already been fired. Here is the opening: “Police say a man was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of hitting one of his employees in the face after he fired her.” Read on.

And the breast cancer charity that decided it made sense to diss Planned Parenthood continues to be blasted, reports the Chronicle.

It’s beautiful out there! Enjoy the weekend. lc

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