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Number of Jobless Seeking Aid Falls

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week, the latest evidence that an economic slowdown earlier this year hasn’t caused employers to cut jobs. Weekly applications fell 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 312,000, the Labor Department said. The four-week average, a less-volatile measure, rose 2,000 to 314,000. The average has fallen 9% since Jan. 1.