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yortsed snacilbuper

(7,939 posts)
Fri Aug 8, 2014, 04:44 PM Aug 2014

Unemployment Claims: We Haven't Seen This Since 2006

There's no question about it: The economy is getting stronger thanks to the grit and resilience of American workers. Not only has our economy added 9.9 million jobs for the last 53 straight months, but we've seen sustained job growth over the last six months that we haven't seen since 1997.

As the economy moves forward, the number of people who are applying for unemployment insurance is dropping. Just this week, the four-week moving average of initial claims for unemployment benefits hit its lowest level since 2006.



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Unemployment Claims: We Haven't Seen This Since 2006 (Original Post) yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2014 OP
Not what Fox and Breitbart and Free Republic and Donald Duck and Daffy Duck told me randys1 Aug 2014 #1

randys1

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1. Not what Fox and Breitbart and Free Republic and Donald Duck and Daffy Duck told me
Fri Aug 8, 2014, 04:46 PM
Aug 2014

I get my info from reliable source, dont know about you commie liberals
















































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