- Unemployment rates rise in 27 states as more look for work, By Christopher S. Rugaber (AP), July 20, 2012, USA Today: “Unemployment rates rose in 27 states last month, the most in almost a year. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates fell in 11 states and Washington, D.C. – the fewest declines since August. Rates were unchanged in 12 states. Nationwide, employers added only 80,000 jobs last month, third straight month of weak job growth. The national unemployment rate stayed at 8.2%…”
- Payrolls climb in 29 U.S. states, led by California, By Lorraine Woellert, July 20, 2012, Bloomberg: “Payrolls increased in 29 states in June, while 21 lost jobs, indicating limited progress in the U.S. labor market. The unemployment rate rose in 27 states, fell in 11 and the District of Columbia, and was unchanged in 12. California led the nation with a 38,300 gain in employment, followed by Ohio with an increase of 18,400 jobs, the Labor Department reported today in Washington…”
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty