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The unemployment rate slipped to 4.1% even as employers cut positions, a combination driven by workers leaving the labor force rather than by strength in hiring.
SC Ventures and Sony Innovation Fund joined a strategic round that takes the Atlanta company past $120 million in equity, with Latin America and Asia-Pacific next.
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