Nonfarm payroll employment continued to edge up in June (+80,000), and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Professional and business services added jobs, and employment in other major industries changed little...
October 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in October 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.3, up from 21.1 in September. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor...
Unemployment Rate Fell To 9.0 Percent in October
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend up in October (+80,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.0%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in the private sector rose, with modest job growth continuing in professional and...
September 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in September 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.1, up from 21.0 in August. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor...
August 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in August 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.0, down from 21.2 in July. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force...
Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.1 Percent in September
Nonfarm payroll employment edged up by 103,000 in September, and the unemployment rate held at 9.1%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The increase in employment partially reflected the return to payrolls of about 45,000 telecommunications workers who...
New England Unemployment Rate Drops To 7.8 Percent in August
The New England unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.8% in August, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Regional Commissioner Denis M. McSweeney noted that the over-the-year change in New England’s unemployment rate was not statistically...
Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.1 Percent in August
Nonfarm payroll employment was unchanged in August, and the unemployment rate held at 9.1%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in most major industries changed little over the month. Health care continued to add jobs, and a decline in...
New England Unemployment Rate Jumps To 7.9 Percent in July
The New England unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9% in July, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Denis M. McSweeney noted that the over-the-year change in New England’s unemployment rate was not statistically...
July 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in July 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.2, down from 21.3 in June. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force...
Unemployment Rate Fell to 9.1 Percent in July
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 117,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.1%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, retail trade, manufacturing, and mining. Government employment...
June 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in June 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 21.3, up from 21.1 in May. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was...
Unemployment Rate Rose To 9.2 Percent in June
Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in June (+18,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.2%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Employment in most major private-sector industries changed little over the month....
Unemployment Rate Fell to 8.8 Percent in March
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.8%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, health care, leisure and hospitality, and...
February 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in February 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 20.6, up from 20.1 in January. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor...
Unemployment Rate Fell to 8.9 Percent in February
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 192,000 in February, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.9%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, construction, professional and business services, health care,...
January 2011 Disability Employment Statistics Released
According to statistics released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), in January 2011, the percentage of people with disabilities in the labor force was 20.1. By comparison, the percentage of persons with no disability in the labor force was 69.5. Table A-6...
Unemployment Rate Fell to 9.0 Percent in January
The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.0% in January, while nonfarm payroll employment changed little (+36,000), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Employment rose in manufacturing and in retail trade but was down in construction and...
Unemployment Rate Fell to 9.4 Percent in December
The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage points to 9.4% in December, and nonfarm payroll employment increased by 103,000, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Employment rose in leisure and hospitality and in health care but was little changed in...
Unemployment Rate Rose to 9.8 Percent in November
The unemployment rate edged up to 9.8% in November, and nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (+39,000), the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Temporary help services and health care continued to add jobs over the month, while employment fell in...
Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.6 Percent in October
Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 151,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Since December 2009, nonfarm payroll employment has risen by 874,000. The number of unemployed persons, at...
Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.6 Percent in September
Nonfarm payroll employment edged down (-95,000) in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Government employment declined (-159,000), reflecting both a drop in the number of temporary jobs...
Unemployment Rate Rose to 9.6 Percent in August
Nonfarm payroll employment changed little (-54,000) in August, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 9.6%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Government employment fell, as 114,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed...
Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.5 Percent in July
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 131,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.5%, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. Federal government employment fell, as 143,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census...
Unemployment Rate Fell to 9.5 Percent in June
Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 125,000 in June, and the unemployment rate edged down to 9.5 %, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported recently. The decline in payroll employment reflected a decrease (-225,000) in the number of temporary employees...
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