The nation’s jobless rate worsened slightly last month, edging up to 9.6 percent from 9.5 percent in July, the government said Friday in a report that had little for workers to cheer about this Labor Day weekend. The US economy lost 54,000 net jobs in Aug. as another 114,000 temporary census workers were dismissed from [...]
Jobless rate in R.I. dips slightly in July – Rhode Island’s jobless rate fell to 11.9 % in July, dropping a tick from 12% in June. It marks the first time the state’s unemployment figure has been below 12% since August 2009.
Returning to Washington from a weekend break in Maine, President Obama on Monday morning will speak on the economy and push for congressional passage of unemployment insurance benefits, the White House said. In a Rose Garden appearance, Obama this morning is expected to pick up where he left off last week, attacking the GOP for [...]