Employment

Employment-Population Ratio, Part Time Workers, Unemployed over 26 Weeks

3 Sep 2010

Here are a few more graphs based on the employment report ... Click on graph for larger image.

The Employment Situation in August

3 Sep 2010

Today’s employment report was better than expected. Private sector payrolls increased by 67,000 in August -- the eighth consecutive month of private sector job growth. This growth is consistent with other recent data reports indicating that the economy is continuing to recover, albeit at a somewhat slower pace than in the early spring. The rate of job growth, however, is not as large as needed ...

Employment Shows Modest Drop Amid Continued Private Sector Job Growth

3 Sep 2010

Employment in the month of August fell by much less than economists had been expecting, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday, with the report also showing a much smaller than previously reported drop in employment in July. The report showed that non-farm payroll employment fell by 54,000 jobs in August, matching the revised decrease in jobs seen in July. Economists ...