The nation’s employers kept hiring briskly in November despite high inflation and a slow-growing economy. The economy added 263,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate stayed at 3.7 percent. Retired Ripon College economist Paul Schoofs says the numbers reflect a strong labor market and were higher than expected. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve will push interest rates higher than previously expected and keep them there longer to fight inflation.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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