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crude oil futures added $1 to close at $108.11 a barrel. bret: applications for first-time job lost benefits increased by 27,000 last week. meanwhile, usa today reports that just 45.4% of americans had jobs last year. that is the lowest rate since 1983. and down from a peak of 49.3% in 2000. some of those looking for work may want to check out expanding segment of a retail industry. correspondent jonathan serrie reports on the growing power of the dollar. hello, welcome to family dollar. reporter: discount retailer family dollar and the rival dollar general plan to open 900 new stores and create more than 9,000 new jobs this year. the pace of the new store openings is ramping up. we have more aggressive goals in 2012 than we have for 2011.

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