WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2014. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez issued the following statement about the September 2014 Employment Situation report released today: “The nation’s economic recovery continued in September with the addition of 248,000 new jobs. It was the 55th consecutive month of private-sector job creation, during which[Read More…]
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Department of Justice Will Not Challenge Proposed Cyber Intelligence Data-Sharing Platform
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2014. The Department of Justice announced today that it will not challenge a proposal by CyberPoint International LLC to offer a cyber intelligence data-sharing platform known as TruSTAR. The TruSTAR platform allows members to share threat and incident data along with attack information and develop remediation solutions[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Increases by 248,000 in September, 2014; Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.9%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2014. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 248,000 in September, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, retail trade, and health care. Household Survey Data In September, the unemployment rate declined[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014 – 7:54 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening! (Applause.) Thank you to Senator Menendez, Congressman Hinojosa, and the entire CHC for inviting me. Everybody, you can have a seat, take a load off. (Laughter.) I want to congratulate tonight’s outstanding honorees — Jose Diaz-Balart — (applause)[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz Aboard Air Force One, Oct. 2, 2014
En Route Joint Base Andrews–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014 – 3:23 P.M. CDT MR. SCHULTZ: This is my first time on this aircraft, as well. So I hope you all are enjoying it. I have no preliminary announcements, so I’m happy to take your questions. Q Given the lapses that we’ve learned[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Economy at Northwestern University, Oct. 2, 2014
Evanston, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014 – 1:11 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Evanston! (Applause.) Hello, Northwestern! (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, have a seat. Have a seat. It is so good to be here. Go ‘Cats! (Applause.) I want to thank your president, Morty Schapiro, and the dean of the[Read More…]
Secretary Jewell, Director Jarvis Announce $500,000 in Matching Grants to Support Diversity in National Register of Historic Places
Hold Meeting with American Latino Scholars Expert Panel WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. On the heels of a meeting of the American Latino Scholars Expert Panel and in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis announced $500,000 in matching[Read More…]
Arkansas Voter ID Case Begins Today
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. Oral arguments will take place today in a case challenging Arkansas’ strict voter ID law. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, which filed an amicus brief supporting the challengers, released the following statement. “Arkansas’s photo ID law could make it more difficult[Read More…]
ACLU Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Block Wisconsin Voter ID Law
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 2, 2014. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion asking the U.S. Supreme Court to halt Wisconsin’s voter ID law. A federal judge ruled the law unconstitutional in April. The state appealed, and in mid-September the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an order allowing the[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending September 27, 2014
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 2, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 287,000, a decrease of 8,000 from the previous week’s revised level. The previous week’s level was revised up by 2,000 from 293,000 to 295,000. The 4-week moving average[Read More…]
