Labor

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FILE - In this hursday Dec. 26, 2013 file photo, Richard Mattos, 59, looks for jobs at a state-run employment center in Salem, Ore. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last for the last week of 2013 on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper, File)