Friday, October 2, 2009

October 02, 2009 Employment Indicators

Employment Situation
Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in September (-263,000), and the unemployment rate (9.8 percent) continued to trend up. The largest job losses were in construction, manufacturing, retail trade, and government.
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September 30, 2009
Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment Summary
Unemployment rates were higher in August than a year earlier in all 372 metropolitan areas. Among the 369 metropolitan areas for which nonfarm payroll employment data were available, 356 areas reported over-the-year decreases in employment, 11 reported increases, and 2 had no change.
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