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Unemployment aid hits 7-month low, trade gap falls

Unemployment aid hits 7-month low, trade gap falls

The outlook for American jobs and trade looked a little brighter Thursday, despite growing uncertainty overseas. The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to a seasonally adjusted 390,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's the fewest since April.

 

Unemployment-claims data signal job gains are near

Unemployment-claims data signal job gains are near

A government report Thursday on claims for unemployment aid signaled that layoffs are easing and that the economy could be on the verge of posting the first monthly gain in jobs in two years.

 

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