Employment

Employment Services Funding Down Again (KNDO - KNDU Tri-Cities)

6 Sep 2008

Washington's employment services department cut South Central Washington's job search funding by $450,000.  They have to adjust just like over the past few years, when the budgets for Yakima, Klickitat, Kittitas and Skamania counties dropped from about eight million dollars to four million dollars.

House votes to extend Gallegly Employment Eligibility Verification Program (Santa Paula Times)

6 Sep 2008

The House of Representatives voted to extend an employment eligibility verification program that Congressman Elton Gallegly (R-Ventura & Santa Barbara Counties) initiated 12 years ago.

Canadian Dollar Rallies Against Majors After Employment Report (Nasdaq)

5 Sep 2008

(RTTNews) - The loonie advanced versus the euro and greenback on Friday in New York, reaching a fresh multi-month high against the euro. Investors digested a report showing Canadian employment edged up higher than expected in August.