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Updated: January 24, 2013
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NATIONAL -- Fewer Americans are seeking unemployment benefits. The Labor Department says it's the lowest it's seen in five years.

Weekly applications dropped to 330,000. It hasn't been that low since January 2008. It's likely because employers are cutting few jobs and hiring more.

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