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MarketWatch | Jobless claims in U.S. rise to 417,000
The number of Americans seeking new jobless benefits rose for the second week in a row as thousands of phone workers at Verizon Communications filed claims, government data showed.
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WSJ: Real Time Economics | With Jobs Elusive, Young Workers Quit Looking
Amid high unemployment, jobs were particularly elusive for the 16 to 24-year-old set between April and July. Some 48.8% of young people held jobs in July, the lowest rate for that month based on data going back to 1948, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
