National League of Cities Reacts to Newest Unemployment Numbers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement from Ronald Loveridge, Mayor, Riverside, Calif., and President of the National League of Cities, regarding the new unemployment numbers:

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"As the August jobs report has shown – nearly 15 million Americans remain unemployed and 10.5 million remain underemployed – the consequences of the worst recession since the Great Depression are still being felt throughout the nation.  The loss of jobs has meant that more and more Americans and American families are facing economic hardships for which they are not directly responsible. 

"In response, city and town leaders from across America are doing what they can to provide fundamental services to workers and their families through this crisis.  However, city and town leaders are confronting their own budget challenges.  They are being forced to reduce fundamental services and eliminate jobs.  By most accounts, the job losses at the local level act as a drag on the national economy.  Without federal action, this will likely continue for the next 18 months. 

"As it is becoming increasingly clear that the economic recovery remains very sluggish, we call upon Congress and the Administration to set aside their partisan and ideological differences and focus on what must be their priority issue:  putting Americans back to work." 

The National League of Cities is the nation's oldest and largest organization devoted to strengthening and promoting cities as centers of opportunity, leadership and governance. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.  

SOURCE National League of Cities

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