Charitable contributions down: One out of every three U.S. adults say they are donating less money to charity, according to a new survey. The poll by World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization, found that three out of four adults reported the recession has affected their charitable giving. But 10% of those polled say they are actually giving more money in 2009, than in previous years, despite the recession. World Vision says it expects to increase revenue this year by 8%, despite a 3% drop in private cash donations.
La. doing better than rest of nation: The number of online ads for jobs in Louisiana was down 17.7% in September, compared with the year before. According to figures from the Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series, there were 36,300 advertised vacancies for Louisiana jobs in September, compared with 44,100 in September 2008. Nationally, advertised vacancies fell even further. No state posted an increase over last year, and the national decline was 23.7%, from 4.4 million in 2008, to nearly 3.4 million this month.
