As the days get shorter and the nights get cooler, our work in Trenton begins to pick up once again.
Governor Needs to be Straight with NJ After Rise in Unemployment and S&P Downgrade
Unfortunately, yesterday we saw the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announce that New Jersey’s unemployment rate rose in August for the fifth month in a row. The 9.9 percent jobless rate is the highest in 35 years, topping the previous 35-year high of 9.8 percent set in July. Meanwhile, the U.S. unemployment rate dropped again in August from 8.2 percent to 8.1 percent, showing that New Jersey’s recovery continues to lag behind the nation as a whole.
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