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The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to the lowest point in four years, a further sign that the U.S. job market is improving.

Low-wage workers, economists and others are pushing Connecticut lawmakers to support legislation that would raise the state's minimum wage during the coming years and eventually tie it to inflation.

Sixty-four percent of employers have hired veterans over the last 36 months, a jump over the 53 percent that reported more hiring in 2010, according to a new poll of human resource professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management.

House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a package of largely uncontroversial measures they said will help small businesses raise capital and create jobs while showing that Congress can put aside its partisan differences and act in the country's economic interests.

In the fourth quarter of 2011, the number of employment opportunities in higher education increased at a slower pace, according to a new report from HigherEdJobs, a source for jobs and career information in academia.

The University of New Hampshire opened a new health clinic Monday aimed at saving money and providing faculty and staff with more convenient options for their medical needs.