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        "uri": "/2013/05/30/unemployment-aid-apps-jump/",
        "title": "Unemployment aid apps jump",
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        "prettyDate": "May 30, 2013",
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        "summary": "The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 10,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 354,000. Still, the level of applications is consistent with steady hiring and remains near a five-year low.",
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        "uri": "/2013/05/16/jobless-claims-hit-highest-level-in-weeks/",
        "title": "Jobless claims hit highest level in weeks",
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        "prettyDate": "May 16, 2013",
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        "summary": "The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump came a week after applications had reached a five-year low.",
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        "uri": "/2013/05/09/jobless-aid-apps-hit-five-year-low/",
        "title": "Jobless aid apps hit five-year low",
        "byline": "Christopher S. Rugaber",
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        "prettyDate": "May 09, 2013",
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        "summary": "The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell by 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, a five-year low. Layoffs have returned to pre-recession levels, a trend that could lead to more hiring.",
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        "uri": "/2013/05/07/job-postings-fell-in-march/",
        "title": "Job postings fell in March",
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        "prettyDate": "May 07, 2013",
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        "summary": "U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in March compared with February and slowed overall hiring, underscoring a weak month of job growth.",
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        "uri": "/2013/05/03/jobless-rate-hits-four-year-low/",
        "title": "Jobless rate hits four-year low",
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        "prettyDate": "May 03, 2013",
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        "summary": "U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. The job increases helped reduce the unemployment rate from 7.6 percent to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.",
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        "uri": "/2013/05/02/jobless-claims-fall-to-five-year-low-2/",
        "title": "Jobless claims fall to five-year low",
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        "prettyDate": "May 02, 2013",
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        "summary": "The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to fewer layoffs and possibly more hiring.",
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        "uri": "/2013/05/01/unemployment-rates-fall-in-90-percent-of-us-cities/",
        "title": "Unemployment rates fall in 90 percent of US cities",
        "byline": "Christopher S. Rugaber",
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        "prettyDate": "May 01, 2013",
        "timeToRead": "2 minute",
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        "summary": "Unemployment rates fell in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. cities in March, though most of the declines likely occurred because more Americans stopped looking for work, rather than found jobs.",
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        "uri": "/2013/04/25/americans-felt-more-secure-last-year/",
        "title": "Americans felt more secure last year",
        "byline": "Christopher S. Rugaber",
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        "prettyDate": "April 25, 2013",
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        "summary": "Confidence in the U.S. job market has rebounded to roughly a normal level from its record low after the Great Recession, a trend that could help boost the economy.",
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        "uri": "/2013/04/25/unemployment-aid-applications-drop/",
        "title": "Unemployment aid applications drop",
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        "prettyDate": "April 25, 2013",
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        "summary": "The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 339,000, the second-lowest level in more than five years. The decline suggests hiring is improving from last month's sluggish pace.",
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        "uri": "/2013/04/19/jobless-rates-fell-in-26-states-last-month/",
        "title": "Jobless rates fell in 26 states last month",
        "byline": "Christopher S. Rugaber",
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        "prettyDate": "April 19, 2013",
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        "summary": "Unemployment rates fell in more than half the U.S. states in March even as job growth slowed. Rates fell largely because many of those out of work stopped looking for jobs and were no longer counted as unemployed.",
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