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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 30 > Jobless-benefit claims reach a record high

Jobless-benefit claims reach a record high


January 30, 2009

WASHINGTON — The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has reached the highest level on records that go back more than 40 years, the government said Thursday, and more layoffs are spreading throughout the economy. The Labor Department reported that the number of Americans....

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