Tech firms fare better than most in jobs slump

By BARBARA ORTUTAY , AP Technology Writer, Technology / Business

(AP) -- Technology appears to be one of the least hard-hit sectors in an economy beset by unemployment at a five-year high. The Labor Department reported Friday that companies slashed their payrolls by 84,000 jobs last month, sending the country's unemployment rate to 6.1 percent from 5.7 percent in July.

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