Us Jobless Claims Fall, Q2 Productivty Much Weaker

US jobless claims fall, Q2 productivty much weakerReutersWASHINGTON, Sept 2 (Reuters) - New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week, but were still too high to signal a change in fortune for the troubled labor market. Also underscoring the sputtering economic recovery was a separate government ...Jobless claims decline, but not enoughCNNMoneyJobless Claims in US Decreased to 472000 Last WeekBloombergJobless Claims Edge DownWall Street JournalMarketWatch -The Associated Press -Financial Timesall 331 news articles »

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