December 3, 2009
The number of people filing for new unemployment claims unexpectedly fell to a year low last week in another sign the lagging labor market is gaining momentum.
Initial jobless claims declined by 5,000 to 457,000 in the week that ended Nov. 28, the fewest since September 2008, a Labor Department report showed.
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