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Released: February 10, 2012
First-time unemployment claims sink to early-recession levels
Source: Don Lee, Los Angeles Times (Free Registration)
n another sign that the job market is gaining momentum, the number of workers filing for unemployment benefits fell further last week — down to levels last seen in the early months of the recession.
The Labor Department said Thursday that first-time jobless claims dropped by 15,000 to 358,000 last week, although week-to-week changes can be volatile.
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