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U.S. Job Market Firming; Tight Inventories Constraining Housing
Reuters, Sept. 22, 2016–Mutikani, Lucia
Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to a two-month low, pointing to labor market strength that could pave the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by December.