Jobless claims fall, trade gap narrows on oil (Reuters)


Ester Dela Cruz, laid off nine months ago from her job as an elderly care worker, searches for employment at a jobs center in San Francisco, California in this February 4, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith/FilesReuters - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week, indicating that rapid job growth would probably continue to elude the economy for a while.


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