Unemployment rate drops to 7.8% in newest jobs reports

Sarah Allen, Web Editor-in-Chief
October 5, 2012

The unemployment rate decreased to 7.8% in September from 8.1% in August, according to the U.S. Labor Department, Oct. 5. The Labor Department reported that the economy added 114,000 jobs in September, and were revised upward by 40,000 for July and 42,000 for August. In contrast to previous reports,... Read more »

Candidates place evenly in Republican primaries

Emily Biest, News Editor
January 30, 2012

Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have each carried one state in the Republican primaries, winning in New Hampshire, South Carolina and Iowa, respectively. Another Republican candidate, Ron Paul, has not yet won a primary; however, in New Hampshire, Paul came in second in the Democratic primary,... Read more »