WHITFIELD: The unemployment rate takes a dip and could plunge further. Our money team has the financial look ahead. Let's start with Felicia Taylor in New York.</s>FELICIA TAYLOR, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Hi, Fredricka. The Labor Department released a January jobs report last week and it blew away Wall Street expectations. The economy added 243,000 jobs last week. That means more than 1 million jobs have been created in the past six months. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent. That's the lowest in nearly three years. Manufacturing, leisure and hospitality and professional and business services added the most jobs. If the economy can keep adding 200,000 positions a month or more, the unemployment rate should keep falling. Poppy Harlow has a look at what's coming up in business news -- Poppy.</s>POPPY HARLOW, CNNMONEY.COM CORRESPONDENT: Thanks so much, Felicia. Well, the upcoming week could bring a foreclosure settlement. State attorneys general have until Monday to agree to a deal with the nation's biggest banks that could be worth as much as $25 billion. It would settle the robo signing scandal in 2010. That remembers when we learned that some mortgage serving companies signed off on foreclosures without checking all that paperwork was accurate. If that deal does go through affected borrowers would get a portion of the settlement money. Some consumer groups are saying hold off and hold out for a bigger criminal investigation. We'll keep an eye on that on Monday and all the week's business news on CNN Money. Fred, back to you.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, thanks so much, ladies. A better economy could mean more cash for indulgences. A tip for finding great deserts next.
Unemployment Fell To 8.3 Percent; $25 Billion Foreclosure Settlement