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CSI in the News - CSI Today

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Before she found work, Ms. Lugo faced <strong>the</strong> loss of unemploymentShe said <strong>the</strong> harsh w<strong>in</strong>ter wea<strong>the</strong>r held<strong>in</strong>surance and foreclosure.many local bus<strong>in</strong>esses back, but addedthat with talk of upcom<strong>in</strong>g retail activity —like <strong>the</strong> open<strong>in</strong>g of Trader Joe’s <strong>in</strong> New Spr<strong>in</strong>gville — <strong>the</strong>re is “some optomism” go<strong>in</strong>g forward.But Mart<strong>in</strong> Kohli, regional economist for DOL’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks jobs creation, said<strong>the</strong>re was an overall growth s<strong>in</strong>ce June 2009 <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> retail area here, particularly <strong>in</strong> cloth<strong>in</strong>g stores.Meanwhile, DOL f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>gs show high unemployment figures <strong>in</strong> an array of upstate counties, topp<strong>in</strong>g off at10.5 percent <strong>in</strong> St. Lawrence and 10 percent <strong>in</strong> Lewis and 9.7 percent <strong>in</strong> Steuben.Yet <strong>the</strong> overall <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> new hires has encouraged Americans to spend more, nationwide studies show,ano<strong>the</strong>r positive sign that <strong>the</strong> economy as a whole is ga<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g momentum.© 2011 SILive.com. All rights reserved.Page 164 of 179

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