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US factories help job recovery endure in March

Data indicate job market improving slowly, steadily

By Christopher S. Rugaber

 |  Associated Press  

  March 16, 2012

A resurgent U.S. job market that has lifted the economy appears to be enduring. Factories in the Northeast kept hiring in early March. And the number of people applying for unemployment aid fell back to a four-year low. The economy is adding jobs at a time when inflation remains relatively mild outside of higher gas prices. The upbeat government reports Thursday reinforced the message sent by last week’s encouraging job figures for February.

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