DALLAS-There was some good news in employment figures last week. The Department of Labor reported initial claims for unemployment benefits fell past to 452,000, the lowest level since September 2008.
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That same week, the number of people who continued to receive existing benefits fell by 127,000 to about 5.1-million, the lowest level since February 2009.
The insured unemployment rate, which represents the ratio of all workers covered by unemployment insurance who are collecting benefits remained at 3.9%, according to Brian Turner, director of Advisory Services with Southwest Corporate Credit Union.
