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<p>Job seeker Bonnie Rolfe, of Peoria, Ariz., looks at the job postings on a bulletin board at the Maricopa Workforce Connections job center Nov. 18 in Phoenix. Arizona's unemployment rate dropped in October to 9.5 percent, down from 9.7 percent in September, as retailers and other businesses added jobs at a clip that state economists called encouraging.</p>

<p>Job seeker Bonnie Rolfe, of Peoria, Ariz., looks at the job postings on a bulletin board at the Maricopa Workforce Connections job center Nov. 18 in Phoenix. Arizona's unemployment rate dropped in October to 9.5 percent, down from 9.7 percent in September, as retailers and other businesses added jobs at a clip that state economists called encouraging.</p>

December 19, 2010

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Economy ramping up?
December 19, 2010 8 p.m.

Economy ramping up?

Leading indicators jump 1.1 percent in November

NEW YORK - A gauge of future economic activity rose in November, at the fastest pace since March, suggesting the economy will strengthen early next year.