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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
FOX Business | Weekly Jobless Claims Fall from Six-Month High
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped from a six-month high last week, but remained elevated as California continued to deal with a backlog related to computer problems.
CNN Money | Federal workers back on the job
With the 2013 government shutdown ended, President Obama has ordered all federal workers to get back to work Thursday.

Blogs                                                                                                                             
WSJ | Fifty-Fold Increase in Jobless Claims By Federal Workers During Shutdown
More than 70,000 federal workers who were furloughed as a result of the partial government shutdown filed for unemployment insurance for the week ended Oct. 5, the Labor Department said Thursday.