European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 327 35c saturday March 7,1992 d 8693 a february unemployment rates states hardest hit new a Ursey  new York 6.8% 8.4% Pennsylvania   California february january wow wow 8.1% joblessness rate hits worst level since 83 a amps Wes bother Washington a the nation s unemployment rate leaped to 7.3 percent in february the highest Point since the recession began and the worst in More than eight years the government said Friday. The labor department said 9.2 million americans were without jobs 2.8 million More than when the recession began in july 1990. It was the highest number of jobless since december 1983. The new rate up from 7.1 percent in january came despite separate data showing employers expanded their payrolls by a More than expected 164,000 jobs. The two statistics Are derived from separate labor department surveys and can sometimes conflict. The unemployment rate comes from a Survey of american households while the payroll data is culled from a Survey of businesses. The increase in non farm payroll jobs is the strongest since May 1990. In Advance economists were looking for Only a modest increase of around 10,000. But the Good news there was somewhat blunted by a downward revision of the january payroll number. The department said employers recorded 149,000 layoffs instead of the previously reported 91,000. In a positive sign the department said the average workweek for non farm non supervisory workers increased sharply by0.4 hours to 34.7 hours following a decline of 0.2 hours in january. As the Economy revives businesses usually ask existing employees to work longer hours. They wait until they arc sure of stronger sales before they Start hiring again. Jobless rates increased across All age groups in february. For adult men it hit 7 percent up from 6.9 percent for adult women it was 6.1 percent up from 5.9 percent and for teen agers it leaped to 20 percent up from 18.3 percent. Rising unemployment rates hit the mid Atlantic states and California garlic see rate on Page 2galvin pushes modest building budget by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the . European come has Cut its fiscal 1993 military construction request to the Bone seeking just $43 million for five projects the chief of the command told Congress on thursday. Gen. John r. Galvin told the House appropriations committees military construction panel that the need to fund operations and maintenance accounts will not Stop while troops Are pulling out of Europe. A there Are construction projects that need to be completed on bases that we will retain a Galvin said in a statement. A your request this year is modest and these projects Are needed to maintain Quality of life and environmental standards on those installations a indeed the fiscal 1993 request is a far cry from the Days when funding for construction in Europe soared into the hundreds of millions of dollars. The hearing was held in closed session. The House appropriations committee traditionally closes the opening round of its annual budget hearings a to allow the witnesses to speak More freely about sensitive issues a a committee staffer said. Galvins views on the fiscal 1993 military construction budget for the . European come and funding for the nato infrastructure accounts came from the unclassified prepared statement that he submitted to the committee before thursdays hearing. Galvin made it Clear that the death of the planned new air base at Croton Italy will not deter him from seeking a new site for the 72 f-16 aircraft of the 401st fighter Wing that is vacating Torrejon a Spain. As of Friday six f-16s remained at Torrejon said it. Col. . Crowley a . Air forces Europe spokesman. They Are slated to leave Spain by the end of March. The others have already departed from Spain Forsee Galvin on Page 2proposed military construction projects for Europe a $11.6 million sanitary Landfill expansion and a $7.4 million upgrade to the elementary school both at Grafe Wohr Germany. B $3.1 million Waslo Waler treatment Plant upgrade at Rhein main a Germany. 81 $13.5 million upgrade to the elementary school at Hohenfels Germany. A a b $7.6 million Bachelor enlisted quarters at the naval support activity in Souda Bay Crete Greece. A amp Riding the wave president Bush joins a wave of wavers during a Campaign Stop at the Federal express company in Memphis tenn., on thursday. See Story about the presidential race on Page 2. Plan to Cut Navy goes too far Leader says by Ray Rowden Washington Bureau Washington the Navy Stop civilian official told lawmakers that a congressional plan to shrink the size of the Fleet beyond the level proposed by the Bush administration would cripple the services ability to handle its share of the nations global military commitments. Secretary of the Navy h. Lawrence Garrett Iii made his comments wednesday at a House armed services committee hearing on the Navy portion of the fiscal 1993 defense budget request. Garrett criticized a plan floated recently by rep. Les Aspin d-wis., to Cut As much As $15 billion More from the Pentagon a defense budget request for fiscal 1993 and defended the military a most draw Down Force Structure blueprint Nown As the base Force concept. Aspin is the head of the House armed services committee but was not present at wednesdays hearing. His plan Calls for a Fleet of 340 Navy ships by 1997, compared to a 450-ship Navy envisioned under the Pentagon s current proposal. Garrett said the base Force concept represents the Best judgment of the military a civilian and uniformed leadership led by chairman of the joint chiefs Gen. Colin l. Powell and defense Secretary Dick Cheney. He expressed Confidence that the Navy would be Able to meet the requirements of president Bush a National military strategy under the guidelines of the current plan a in my considered judgment 340 ships in 1997 is not going to provide you with that capability if the world continues As i think it will Quot Garrett said. �?o1 done to believe for a moment that the world is going to be a peaceful Placid planet upon which people will not in see Navy on Page 2 Garrett