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US Weekly Jobless Claims Under 500,000

Posted by Scott Boyd at 9:24 am EST, 11/25/2009

For the first time since mid-September, 2008, the US weekly new jobless claims came in under 500,000 to a less-than-expected 466,000. In addition, the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits fell by 190,000 to 5.42 million people.

Associated Press

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