New jobless claims lowest since January
Posted: October 16, 2009 at 4:36 a.m.
New joblessness claims last week dropped to the lowest level since January, and businesses that received federal contracts under the first $16 billion of the administration’s $787 billion economic stimulus package are reporting more than 30,000 jobs saved or created in the first six months of the program.
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