Tech Companies Fuel Silicon Valley Job Growth

Business is good for Zazzle.

The San Jose-based online retailer recently opened its second giant manufactring facility and hired 800 new employees to run it.

San Jose, like the rest of the country, has seen a boost in hiring, and a drop in the jobless rate thanks largely to tech companies like Zazzle adding staff. A report released Friday said the nation's jobless rate fell to 7 percent.

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The construction industry, which had been struggling for years, is also benefiting from the improving employment rates with new projects.

View more in Scott Budman's report.

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