Highway Programs / Retail / Unemployment

Missoulian: Senate ready to pass highway programs overhaul

S.1813 : MAP-21
“Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century or the MAP-21 - Authorizes appropriations out of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) (other than the Mass Transit Account) equal to current federal highway spending levels plus inflation for FY2012 and FY2013 for: (1) certain new and existing core federal-aid highway programs, and (2) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) administrative expenses.”- CRS Summery

Helena Independent Record: US business stockpiles rose 0.7 percent in January

Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services
“February 2012 retail and food services sales were $407.8 billion, up 1.1 percent from the previous month and up 6.5 percent from one year ago. Excluding autos, retail and food services sales in February were $335.3 billion, up 0.9 percent from January and up 6.4 percent from February 2011.”

Helena Independent Record: US job openings fell in January from 3 1/2 year high

REGIONAL AND STATE EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT -- JANUARY 2012 “Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in January.Forty-five states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment ratedecreases, New York posted a rate increase, and four states had no change,the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

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