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Jobless claims drop to lowest since 2008 PDF Print E-Mail
Written by CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER - AP-MSNBC   
Thursday, 30 December 2010

Article Source: AP-MSNBC

Another sign that the labor market is improving, albeit slowly

WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest point in nearly two and a half years, a sign that the job market is slowly improving. Applications dropped by 34,000 to 388,000, the fewest since July 2008, the Labor Department said Thursday. The number of applications has either fallen or remained unchanged in five of the past six weeks.

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