The Ledger-Enquirer, as part of a broader employee restructuring by its parent firm, The McClatchy Co., has cut its work force by 10 people, or 5 percent.

Evidence is mounting that Reserve Bank action, inflation and skyrocketing petrol prices have slowed the local economy. Summit Personnel case manager Frank Hall said demand from employers for staff had waned in a trend he believed was region-wide.

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People looking for work make their way early to the day labor office on Cottage Grove Road on Madison's east side. But by 7:30 a.m. one recent morning, the dwindling number of jobs offered by employers looking for a day's manual labor were gone. As the