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The total unemployment rate changed little in the month of June, remaining at 8.2% as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Total employment was up slightly for the month, adding 80,000 new jobs with 11,000 of those in … Continue reading →

Both the Purchasing Manager’s Manufacturing Index and Non-Manufacturing Index showed continued expansion in May, reports Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA). Nonfarm payroll employment changed little in May, adding 69,000 jobs and rising 1.36% versus May 2011, and the unemployment rate was … Continue reading →

120,000 new jobs were added in the month of March, a 1.45% percent increase versus March 2011. Private employment also added jobs, with 121,000 positions being added – a 1.93% increase from March 2011. Temporary employment suffered a small set-back … Continue reading →

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), nonfarm payroll employment grew by 227,000 jobs in February. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.3%. The private sector grew by 233,000 jobs with increases focused in the professional and business services, … Continue reading →

Although the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) initially reported a negative reading for 2012, even going so far as calling for a recession, it is now looking as though that report may have been a bit premature. According to the … Continue reading →