Employment has grown by more than 200,000 jobs in each of the last five months, a phenomenon not seen since the late 1990s, Reuters reports. Hence, initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 19,000 to a seasonally adjusted 284,000 for the week ended July 19, the Labor Department said.
Unemployment falls to lowest level since early 2006
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