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December 7, 2014

For US unemployed, job market hits a turning point

By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Look past the booming November job gain of 321,000 reported Friday — the best figure in three years in the strongest year for U.S. hiring since 1999.

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