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U.S. weekly unemployment claims fall to lowest level since 1969

Jobless claims fell by 28,000 to 187,000 for the week ending March 19, the lowest since September of 1969, the Labor Department reported.

Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talking to Lisbet Oliveros during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., last September.
Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talking to Lisbet Oliveros during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., last September.Read moreMarta Lavandier / AP
    by Matt Ott, The Associated Press
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