FYI
Quote from internal magazine.
I bet you can find it online:
"JOBLESS CLAIMS CONTINUE TO DECLINE. First-time
filings for unemployment benefits dropped by 11,000 in
late November to 351,000, according to the U.S. Dept. of
Labor. That level is the lowest in almost four years.
The department’s four-week running average for new
applications now stands at about 359,000, a three-year low. Total unemployment also declined below 3.4 million,
its lowest level in 10 months.
Full-month statistics, due at the end of the week, are
likely to indicate an overall improvement in the U.S. job
market. But analysts don’t expect November’s job growth
to be at or above 150,000—the minimum monthly level
economists say must be sustained to reduce the nation’s
6% unemployment.
"
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