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U.S. jobless claims are growing in some states and shrinking in others

While jobless claims are at an eight-month low, unemployment rates vary across the U.S. Since last year, the unemployment rate in 18 states has fallen by half a percentage point or more. But three states, plus Washington, D.C., have seen claims rise. Al Root, senior writer for Barron's, joined CBS News to discuss the job market.
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