US unemployment rate reaches 9.8%

Friday, October 2, 2009 Companies in the United States are shedding more jobs, pushing the country’s unemployment rate to a 26-year high of 9.8%. The US Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 263,000 jobs in September, with companies in the service industries — including banks, restaurants and retailers — hit especially hard. This is the 21st consecutive month of job losses in the country. The United States has now lost 7.2 million jobs since the recession officially began in December 2007. The new data has sparked fears that…

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Lift Sizes

Click Here For More Specific Information On: Business Energy Advice Program Site Lift sizes by Rutland Both a passenger and goods lift are available in a range of sizes and dimensions and any company or organisation wishing to install an elevator must consider carefully what the individual needs of the building are and what is the most appropriate lift size to accommodate these. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdopZs2qwM4[/youtube] From the smallest lifts such as dumb waiters, which are generally used to transport hot food to its destination quickly, to the commercial elevators designed to…