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Atlantic City rejected a bid by its main casino workers union to force a public vote this fall on one casino's policy limiting many customer service jobs to between four and six years.

Missouri officials have overstated the economic benefit of the state's main job-incentive program and have been "woefully inadequate" in verifying businesses are following through on what they say they will do, the state auditor said Monday.

Although revenue figures are down, U.S. small businesses are experiencing higher employment numbers, average compensation and hours worked, according to the Small Business Employment and Revenue Indexes by Intuit Inc.

Over the last year, industrial employment in Georgia has increased 0.5 percent, according to the 2013 Georgia Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.

Lending to small businesses is recovering after a four-month decline.

U.S. manufacturing shrank in June for the first time in nearly three years, adding to signs that economic growth is weakening.

Employee medical benefits costs are rising at double-digit levels globally; however, some regions are experiencing stabilized cost increases, according to a new survey from Towers Watson, a global professional services company.

U.S. consumers spent no more in May than in April after seeing almost no gain in their pay. The lack of growth in consumer spending and wages suggests that a faltering job market is slowing the economy.