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...state economies are so robust, of course. Unemployment in West Virginia stands at 9.7%, largely because of a loss of jobs in the coal industry and manufacturing. In Kentucky the rate is 8.6%. Yet almost everywhere, summer travel has brought a labor crunch in the resort and recreation industries. Dishwashers, floor sweepers and busboys have become as rare as teenagers in summer school. Says Cheryl Winters, manager of the Gwinnett County office of the Georgia department of labor: "There are essentially no domestic workers. They have gone with the wind." The situation . is not expected to improve over last year...
...stalled desert-bound freight. "Turn around," ordered the policeman, resting one hand menacingy on his gun. Frisking the hoboes, the lawman squinted in disbelief: their driver's licenses bore upscale California addresses in West Los Angeles, Marin County and Palm Springs. "Beverly Glen Boulevard?" the policeman demanded of one robust tramp wearing suspenders and carrying a Swiss army knife. "What is this...
...Cipollone verdict stands and inspires similar cases, the cigarette industry is not about to start settling lawsuits out of court or to back out of the business. While the six major U.S. tobacco makers have diversified into products ranging from beer to biscuits, their profits from cigarettes are as robust as ever. The industry is expected to have operating earnings of $6.4 billion this year, up from $5.2 billion in 1986. The number of cigarettes smoked by Americans has steadily declined, from 640 billion in 1981 to 565 billion last year, but the companies have more than compensated by raising...
...strong economy, the Republican party's strongest political asset, will do nothing to win the votes of Blacks, who have been left by the wayside of the "robust" American economy. While March unemployment was only 5.5 percent nationally, Black unemployment was a staggering 12.8 percent. Minorities are more likely to be poor--nearly half of all Black children live beneath the poverty level...
...market crash, consumers grew more cautious for a while, but now they are emptying their pocketbooks and stretching the limits of their credit cards once again. Though the real gross national product increased at a moderate 2.3% annual rate in the first quarter, consumer spending rose at a more robust 3.8% pace...