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Employment Situation Improves in January03-01-10 | News

Employment Situation Improves in January



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The unemployment rate fell from 10 to 9.7 percent in January, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-20,000), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction and in transportation added jobs. With landscape industry tied so closely with construction, it can?EUR??,,????'?????<

In January, the number of unemployed persons decreased to 14.8 million, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage point to 9.7 percent. In January, unemployment rates for most major worker groups?EUR??,,????'?????<

In January, the number of persons unemployed due to job loss decreased by 378,000 to 9.3 million. Nearly all of this decline occurred among permanent job losers. – Courtesy of Bureau of Labor Statistics

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