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Accept it, people, the US jobs picture is looking up

Sure, there are problems. Like, say, high youth unemployment, long-term joblessness, and the rise of part-timers. Fine. But in terms of a cyclical rebound in the US job-creating engine, which is what the country needs to fix any of the aforementioned issues, this morning’s jobless claims are exactly what we’d want to see.

Sure, there are problems. Like, say, high youth unemployment, long-term joblessness, and the rise of part-timers. Fine. But in terms of a cyclical rebound in the US job-creating engine, which is what the country needs to fix any of the aforementioned issues, this morning’s jobless claims are exactly what we’d want to see.

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