US weekly jobless claims reach lowest level since 1969

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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to its lowest level in 52 years as the U.S. job market continues to show strength amid rising costs and the ongoing pandemic. Jobless claims fell by 28,000 to 187,000 for the week ending March 19, the lowest since September 1969, the Labor Department

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