Unemployment at nine-year high as jobless rate edges up
The 6.2 percent unemployment rate, unchanged from last December, marks a nine-year high amid a steady rise in the workforce. Wholesale prices rose four tenths of a percent, the sharpest increase since February, signaling broad price pressures.
Youthful pastime brightens Middletown kite day
On Fulton Street Middletown Joseph Hirstius celebrated his 60th birthday by flying a kite under blue skies. The scene reflects a moment of leisure amid discussions on jobs and economic policy as critics and officials debate unemployment figures and proposed public service employment plans for the coming years.
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Orange purse empty by Oct
Goshen reports that by October Orange County may face a flat brake and a worsening financial picture next year. Finance Commissioner Raymond F. Schwarz says the county must borrow to pay current bills, as tight budgets and installment tax payments have drained surpluses and delayed tax income.
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