In this Aug. 3, 2009 photo, people looking for work search on computers at a Worksource office in Portland, Ore. Employers throttled back on layoffs in July, cutting just 247,000 jobs, the fewest in a year, and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.4 percent. It was a better than expected showing that offered a strong signal that the recession is finally ending. (Don Ryan/ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Newsmaker: Unemployment claims exceed forecast
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With today's news that 445,000 filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, Midmorning examines a creative way that states can challenge businesses to start hiring.
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Judy Conti: Federal Advocacy Coordinator with the Federal Employment Law Project.
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