News the Junk Media will barely acknowlege. All ready hearing the closet Leftist here on Free Republic trying to spin this as "not actually good news because you cannot trust the Goverment Figures". Jobless Claims Plunge to Five-Year Low AP ^ | 01/05/06 | By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics Writer Posted on 01/05/2006 5:58:12 AM PST by jdsteel WASHINGTON - The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in more than five years last week, providing strong evidence that the labor market is shaking off the effects of a string of devastating...