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  • n  the market in which workers compete for jobs and employers compete for workers
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  • Britain is doing well on employment despite a crummy economy. Why?
    Britain has had sluggish growth, but an all right labor market. The secret? Paying workers a lot less.
    June 16, 2013 - Washington Post
  • Improving Labor Market Lifts Stock ETFs
    U.S. equities and stock exchange traded funds regained their footing Thursday as new jobless claims hit a five year low, pointing to a strengthening U.S. labor market. The SPDR S&P 500 (NYSEArca: SPY) ...
    June 13, 2013 - ETF Trends via Yahoo! Finance
  • Jobless claims fall; labor market healing ongoing
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, nearing its lowest level in five years in a sign of resilience for the U.S. labor market. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 12,000 to a seasonally adjusted 334,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. That was the smallest number of first-time applications since early ...
    June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

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