In today’s rundown: Unemployment in Ward 8. | Help for Maryland residents facing foreclosure.
— Even though Ward 8’s unemployment rate is not the highest in the nation or even DC writes the Brookings Institution’s Benjamin Orr on the DC Fiscal Policy Institute blog. The post responds to Bloomberg’s recent article that stated that Ward 8 had the highest jobless rate in the country.
— Maryland is receiving $40 million in federal assistance to fight foreclosures, reports the Washington Informer. The funds are for homeowners facing foreclosure due to job loss or a decrease in wages.