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twitter.com/c-spanwj. you can continue the conversation, and that is #c- span.dnc. if you want to continue the political conversation with other c-span viewers, facebook.com/c-span. unemployment benefits numbers are just out. here is the associated press article. "fewer americans applied for unemployment benefits last week. a survey showed businesses stepped up hiring in august. the data sketched a brighter outlook for the job market one day before the government reports on august employment. weekly applications for unemployment benefits fell by 12,000 to an adjusted 365,000 labor departments. the four-week average left a volatile measure, ticked up to 171,250. the unemployment benefit applications are a measure of the pace of layoffs. when they consistently fall below three and 75, it suggests -- three of the 75,000, it suggests that hiring a strong enough to lower the employment rate. the direction is clear, according to joel naroff. the drop in applications likely will not affect the jobs report said to be released tomorrow. the data for that report will compile three weeks ago but could signal better hiring in september. -- orecast that septembe marcia in kan