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Bleak jobs data pushes stocks lower


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks tumbled at Friday's open after government data showed the economy lost the most jobs in 34 years, raising fears of a worsening economic crisis.

    * The Labor Department said that 533,000 nonfarm jobs were lost, more than expected. The unemployment rate climbed to 6.7 percent, the highest since 1993.

    * Falling oil prices hurt the energy sector, and Exxon Mobil weighed on the Dow.

    *The Dow Jones industrial average was down 67.22 points, or 0.80 percent, at 8,309.02. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was down 7.89 points, or 0.93 percent, at 837.33. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 11.56 points, or 0.80 percent, at 1,434.00.

    (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Kenneth Barry)