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Unemployment numbers and birth rate fall in U.S.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

First the good news out of Washington. The U.S. Labor Department said the unemployment rate fell to 7.3% in August, as the US economy added 169,000 jobs last month. Meanwhile, government data showed the number of people filing for unemployment benefits dropped to 323,000 last week. The four-week average for claims hit a six-year low and provide more proof that the U.S. economy is still growing four years after the official end of The Great Recession. More people may be working, but there&#82...

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