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By Bria Brown
Filed Under:Department of Labor, jobs, Michigan, Unemployment

(CBS DETROIT) – A weekly snapshot of the labor market shows companies continue to lose jobs.

According to the labor department, 847,000 people filed for unemployment benefits last week.

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In Michigan more than 16,000 jobless claims were filed last week.

The states claims these are the lowest they’ve been since last November.

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