this is the cbs evening news with russ mitchell. mitchell: good evening. we begin tonight with the latest on the economy and how it continues to hit americans hard in the pocketbook and in the workplace from coast to coast. the latest numbers show the unemployment rate stands at 9.1% with the pace of job growth slowing. when it comes to new jobs, 70% of those are coming from small businesses, but many of them are struggling just to hang on. whit johnson shows us a case in point in the small town of scarboro, maine. reporter: in the unsettled race towards economic recovery, small businesses like maine indoor carting can hardly keep up how close are you to that edge? we re struggling every step of the way. reporter: in 2003, owner rick snow chose his passion for cars over a lucrative career in financial consulting. a lot invested here. seven figures. reporter: seven figures. seven figures. reporter: since the recession he s had fewer customers. health care cos
mitchell: good evening. we begin tonight with the latest on the economy and how it continues to hit americans hard in the pocketbook and in the workplace from coast to coast. the latest numbers show the unemployment rate stands at 9.1% with the pace of job growth slowing. when it comes to new jobs, 70% of those are coming from small businesses, but many of them are struggling just to hang on. whit johnson shows us a case in point in the small town of scarboro, maine. reporter: in the unsettled race towards economic recovery, small businesses like maine indoor carting can hardly keep up how close are you to that edge? we re struggling every step of the way. reporter: in 2003, owner rick snow chose his passion for cars over a lucrative career in financial consulting. a lot invested here. seven figures. reporter: seven figures. seven figures. reporter: since the recession he s had fewer customers. health care costs for his workers have soared by 56% in the last y