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Massachusetts

New Bedford’s Mitchell grinds out wins

NEW BEDFORD – Mayor Jon Mitchell shrugs off those who mock his city for failing to land high-profile developments, like a $650 million waterfront casino or an assembly line for Cape Wind turbines. New Bedford may not have hit it out of the park this year, but "we're

unemployment

Poverty expert: To boost labor force participation rate, public assistance programs should promote work

(CNSNews.com) — President Obama frequently points to the nation's 5 percent unemployment rate as a sign of economic strength, but he doesn't mention the labor force participation rate, which is hovering at lows not seen since the late 1970s. "And the extent to which people

Barack Obama

20 million college grads living with their parents, courtesy of Obama

My 22-year-old son lives at home and still depends on his old man for spending money. My profoundest fear is that like Will Ferrell's character in "Wedding Crashers," he will never leave the nest. I'm not alone. There are some 20 million college grads

Faith

Pope: Unemployment causes grave harm to society, family

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is denouncing a global labor market that is interested only in profit and warning that unemployment causes enormous damage to society and families. Francis has been speaking out for months about different aspects of family life during his weekly general audiences. On Wednesday, he focused

jobs

Mass. unemployment holds at 4.6 percent

By Andy Metzger The state added 10,500 jobs in June as the unemployment rate remained at 4.6 percent, according to numbers released Thursday morning.