UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS DOWN: Laborers work at a construction site in Silver Spring, Md., in late December. The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to a level not seen since May 2008.
Weekly Jobless Claims Drop (Photo)
UNEMPLOYMENT FILINGS DOWN: Laborers work at a construction site in Silver Spring, Md., in late December. The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits fell last week to a level not seen since May 2008.

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