(04-19) 06:29 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits suggests hiring is slowing. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications dipped last week by 2,000 to a...
Us Unemployment Claims Signal Slower Hiring
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer, San Francisco Chronicle: Business
Thu, 04/19/2012 - 6:29am
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