Unemployment falls in 37 states in October, By Paul Davidson, November 20, 2012, USA Today: “Unemployment rates fell in 37 states and the District of Columbia last month despite the slight rise in the national jobless rate, the government reported Tuesday. Unemployment increased slightly in seven states and was unchanged in six. The national unemployment rate edged up to 7.9% from 7.8% in October despite solid job growth of 171,000 as discouraged workers resumed their job searches, the Labor Department reported earlier this month. The labor force — which is made up of those employed and looking for work — increased by 578,000…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty