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Unemployment numbers and birth rate fall in US.

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By: TOM BRANNA

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First the good news out of Washington. The US 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 US economy is still growing four years after the official end of The Great Recession. More people may be working, but there's no...

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