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The unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 3.5%, matching a five-decade low, as participation inched higher.
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U.S. jobless claims fall to the lowest they’ve been since the start of year
The drop in claims is consistent with a strong labor market recovering from the omicron variant, which forced some businesses to close.