Report: Number signing up for unemployment benefits drops
A new report shows that the number of people signing up for the new jobless benefits dropped again last week. The number is lower than last year, coming in at 11 percent. The Labor Department also had
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Jan 5, 2012, 5:27 PM
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A new report shows that the number of people signing up for the new jobless benefits dropped again last week.
The number is lower than last year, coming in at 11 percent.
The Labor Department also had some good news of its own, the four-week average of people looking for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since June 2008.
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