August 1, 2003
- CHN: Employment Trends: Good and Bad News for July
The unemployment rate declined to 6.2 percent in July, down from 6.4 percent in June. The reduction did not occur because there were more people working. In fact, there were 260,000 fewer employed in July than in June. The decline in unemployment occurred because of a continued reduction in the number of people counted in Read More »
Posted in Labor and Employment, Unemployment Insurance Comments Off - CHN: Mixed Results for Section 8 on House Floor
Advocates of the Section 8 voucher program, the largest public housing program, scored a small victory on the House floor last week when the Nadler-Velazquez amendment to boost voucher funding by $150 million passed 217 – 208. The money, included in the fiscal year 2004 VA-HUD appropriations bill (HR 2861), would be taken from the Read More »
Posted in Housing and Homelessness Comments Off
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