Posts Tagged ‘jobs’
Consumer Confidence Plummets To Lowest Level Since February
As Congress prepares to leave Washington for the up-coming elections, consumers are giving them a no confidence vote on the economy. When it comes to attitudes about the economy, Americans continue to see the glass as continuing to empty. The Conference Board, a New York-based research group that compiles the Consumer Confidence Index, said [...]
Jobless Rate Worsens Less Than Expected
The nation's jobless rate worsened slightly last month, moving up to 9.6% from 9.5% in July, according to a government report issued Friday. Nonfarm payrolls decreased by 54,000. The decrease was due to U.S. Census cutbacks, while the private sector increased its payrolls by 67,000. Both July and June's private-sector job figures were upwardly [...]
