Just like the housing market, the employment situation is more favorable locally than nationally

Scott P. Rogers Monday, June 4, 2012

The national headline (and excerpt) from the Daily News Record over the weekend....

National Employment Situation

The local headline (and excerpt) from last week's Daily News Record....

Local Employment Situation

Just as with the housing market, the local news is often quite different than the national news, thank heavens!

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