Jobless claims fall unexpectedly as layoffs ease (Staten Island Advance)
WASHINGTON — A record 20 million-plus Americans collected unemployment benefits at some point in 2009, a year that ended with the jobless rate at 10 percent. As the pace of layoffs slows, the number of new applicants visiting unemployment offices…
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