Starting tonight, the policymakers, regulatory officials and congressional staffers who attend Washington Nationals home games this summer will see more than a ballgame. They’ll also view messages at Nationals Park that reinforce the importance of the banking industry to America’s communities. The messages, which will appear on the ballpark’s main scoreboard, explain how banks employ 2 million Americans; lend $8 trillion to support jobs and growth; and offer mobile banking, remote deposit and fraud alerts to meet customers’ needs and keep their accounts safe.
254,000 jobs added in September, unemployment rate edged down to 4.1%
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 254,000 in September and the unemployment rate edged down to 4.1%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, government,...