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 From: abc@123.cl 
  
 Number of EI claimants falls for second straight month 
  
  
 October 27, 2009 
  
  
 OTTAWA -- The number of people collecting regular employment insurance 
 benefits fell 2.4% in August, with decreases occurring in nearly all 
 provinces, Statistics Canada reported Tuesday. 
  
 The decline of 19,100 claimants was the second consecutive monthly 
 reduction, having fallen 3.8% in July, the first decrease in 11 months. 
  
 On a yearly basis, however, the number of claimants stood at 763,200 in 
 August, up 52.5% from October 2008, the federal agency said. 
  
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