Unemployment rates fall in 27 US states amid broad hiring, By Christopher S. Rugaber (AP), December 18, 2015, ABC News: “Unemployment rates fell in more than half of U.S. states in November as employers stepped up hiring. The Labor Department said Friday that jobless rates fell in 27 states, rose in 11, and were unchanged in 12 states. Employers added jobs in 35 states, while employment fell in 14. Montana’s job total was flat last month…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty