Economy adds 146K jobs, unemployment rate falls to 7.7 pct.

WASHINGTON — U.S. hiring gains held steady in November despite disruptions from Superstorm Sandy and employers’ concerns about impending tax increases from the year-end “fiscal cliff.” Companies added 146,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent — the lowest in nearly four years — from 7.9 percent in October. The rate declined mainly [...]