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House to approve jobless benefits extension

Congress is one House vote away from resuming unemployment payments to millions of people whose benefits have lapsed as the nation suffers through a wretched job market.

 

US jobless claims rose 37,000 last week

New U.S. claims for jobless benefits climbed more steeply than anticipated last week, according to a Labor Department report on Thursday that further underlined the drag on economic activity from persistently weak job markets.

Senh: I wonder if the newly unemployment benefits extension has anything to do with it.

 

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