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US unemployment falls to 3.7 percent - lowest since 1969

<p>US unemployment rate fell in September to 49-year low of 3.7 percent amid steady hiring.</p>

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US unemployment falls to 3.7 percent - lowest since 1969

<p>US unemployment rate fell in September to 49-year low of 3.7 percent amid steady hiring.</p>

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