JURY STILL DEADLOCKED ON WHETHER CONVICTED MURDERER JODI ARIAS SHOULD GET THE DEATH PENALTY, PROMPTING A RETRIAL *

THE JUDGE SCHEDULED THE RETRIAL FOR JULY 18 IN THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE 32-YR-OLD'S TRIAL *

ARIAS WAS FOUND GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER IN THE 2008 DEATH OF HER EX-BOYFRIEND *

REP JO BONNER (R-AL) IS RESIGNING FROM CONGRESS TO TAKE A JOB WITH THE UNIV OF ALABAMA *

BONNER IS SIX-TERM MEMBER OF THE HOUSE AND A MEMBER OF THE APPROPRIATIONS CMTE *

HE REPRESENTS A SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE THAT INCLUDES MOBILE *

5.7 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES NEAR CANYONDAM, CA *

THE AREA IS SURROUNDED BY VAST PARK SPACE, AND THE NEAREST MAJOR CITIES ARE RENO AND CARSON CITY, NV *

THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF INJURIES OR DAMAGE *

BRIDGE COLLAPSE IN NW WASHINGTON SENDS VEHICLES AND PEOPLE INTO THE WATER *

THE FOUR LANE I-5 BRIDGE OVER THE SKAGIT RIVER AT MOUNT VERNON REPORTEDLY CRUMBLED AROUND 7 PM *

WA STATE AUTHORITIES SAY THERE ARE NO FATALITIES *

DEADLY PARKING GARAGE COLLAPSE AT MALL OUTSIDE D.C. *

ONE CONSTRUCTION WORKER KILLED, ANOTHER SERIOUSLY INJURED *

THE SURVIVING WORKER WAS TRAPPED FOR NEARLY FOUR HOURS BENEATH A 40-FOOT SECTION OF CONCRETE *

NO WORD ON WHAT CAUSED THE COLLAPSE *

TWO MORE ARRESTS IN CONNECTION WITH HACKING DEATH OF BRITISH SOLDIER *

COUNTERTERRORISM OFFICERS TAKING INTO CUSTODY A MAN AND A WOMAN, BOTH 29-YRS-OLD, ON SUSPICION OF CONSPIRACY TO MURDER *

MEANWHILE, THE TWO MEN WHO WERE SHOT AND ARRESTED AT THE SCENE REMAIN HOSPITALIZED IN STABLE CONDITION *

THEY'RE BELIEVED TO HAVE HACKED A BRITISH SOLDIER TO DEATH ON A SOUTH LONDON STREET WHILE SHOUTING JIHADIST RHETORIC *

THE MURDERED SOLDIER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS 25-YR-OLD LEE RIGBY *

BRITAIN'S MILITARY SAYS RIGBY WAS A POPULAR DRUMMER AND MACHINE GUNNER, AS WELL AS THE FATHER OF A 2-YR-OLD BOY *

PRES OBAMA TO TOUR JERSEY SHORE WITH GOV CHRIS CHRISTIE (R) NEXT WK *

THE TRIP WILL HIGHLIGHT THE STATE'S ONGOING RECOVERY FROM SUPERSTORM SANDY *

THE FED GOVT HAS SPENT $1.3 BIL TO HELP FAMILIES HIT HARD BY THE STORM *

OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE CORRECT TORNADO DAMAGE ESTIMATE TO 12,000 HOMES *

A POLICE SPOX MISSPOKE THURS WHEN HE SAID 1,200 HOMES WERE HIT BY MONDAY'S STORM *

TOTAL DAMAGE FROM THE MASSIVE TORNADO MAY TOP $2 BIL DOLLARS *

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GETTING AN UNPAID DAY OFF FRI *

THE IRS AND EPA ARE AMONG THE AGENCIES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS *

THE FURLOUGHS ARE PART OF AN EFFORT TO MEET SEQUESTER SPENDING CUTS *

POWERFUL 8.2 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS RUSSIA'S FAR EAST *

THE QUAKE'S EPICENTER WAS LOCATED EAST OF THE RUSSIAN COAST AND NORTH OF JAPAN *

THE SHAKING WAS FELT 4,400 MILES AWAY IN MOSCOW *

THE LAST RECORDED TREMOR IN THE RUSSIAN CAPITAL WAS IN 1977 *

BRITAIN BRACING FOR POSSIBLE COPYCAT TERROR ATTACKS *

SOME 1,200 POLICE HAVE BEEN ADDED TO POTENTIAL TROUBLE SPOTS *

ANALYSTS SAY THERE'S BEEN AN INCREASE IN CHATTER ON EXTREMIST SITES SINCE WEDNESDAY'S BRUTAL KILLING OF A BRITISH SOLDIER *

HOWEVER, A GOVT OFFICIAL SAYS NO SPECIFIC OR CREDIBLE THREATS HAVE BEEN DETECTED *

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White House response to jobs news

 

Statement on the Employment Situation in August

 

WASHINGTON, DC – Alan B. Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, issued the following statement today on the employment situation in August. You can view the statement HERE.

 

Posted by Alan B. Krueger on September 7, 2012 at 8:53AM

 

While there is more work that remains to be done, today’s employment report provides further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression.  It is critical that we continue the policies that are building an economy that works for the middle class as we dig our way out of the deep hole that was caused by the severe recession that began in December 2007.  To create more jobs in particularly hard-hit sectors, President Obama continues to support the elements of the American Jobs Act that have not yet passed, including further investment in infrastructure to rebuild our Nation’s ports, roads and highways, and assistance to State and local governments to prevent layoffs and to enable them to rehire hundreds of thousands of teachers and first responders. To build on the progress of the last few years, President Obama has also proposed an extension of middle class tax cuts that would prevent the typical middle class family from facing a $2,200 tax increase next year.

 

Today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that private sector establishments added 103,000 jobs last month, and overall non-farm payroll employment rose by 96,000. The economy has now added private sector jobs for 30 straight months, for a total of 4.6 million jobs during that period.

 

The household survey showed that the unemployment rate declined from 8.3% to 8.1% in August. 

 

Employment rose notably in leisure and hospitality (+34,000), professional and business services (+28,000), health care and social assistance (+21,700), and wholesale trade (+7,900). Manufacturing lost 15,000 jobs, including a 7,500 drop in motor vehicles and parts, which is partly payback for there having been relatively few seasonal auto plant shutdowns in July.  Over the past 30 months, manufacturers have added more than 500,000 jobs.  Government lost 7,000 jobs, as state government payrolls fell by 6,000 and local governments shed 4,000 jobs. Since February 2010, State and local governments have lost 504,000 jobs.

 

As the Administration stresses every month, the monthly employment and unemployment figures can be volatile, and employment estimates can be subject to substantial revision. Therefore, it is important not to read too much into any one monthly report and it is informative to consider each report in the context of other data that are becoming available.

 









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