ADP, a private organization, released their private payrolls jobs report. This month ADP is reporting a gain of 38,000 private sector jobs in May 2011. This is a very sharp deceleration of job growth. Below are the reported private sector jobs from ADP. This report does not include government, or public jobs.
The April 2011 monthly unemployment figures show the official unemployment rate increased to 9.0% and the total jobs gained were 244,000. Total private jobs came in at 268,000 with government jobs dropping -24,000.
The March 2011 monthly unemployment figures show the official unemployment rate decreased to 8.8% and the total jobs gained were 216,000, with 28,800 of those jobs being private temporary. Total private jobs came in at +230,000 with government jobs dropping -14,000.
The February 2011 monthly unemployment figures are out. The official unemployment rate decreased to 8.9% and the total jobs gained were 192,000, with 15,500 of those jobs being private temporary. Total private jobs came in at +222,000 with government jobs dropping -30,000.
Remember in school when there was a problem so tough even the Professor couldn't figure it out? Remember how teachers and even textbooks would say this is an exercise left for the reader instead of admitting the problem wasn't easily solved? Such is our employment situation report.
The January 2011 monthly unemployment figures are out. The official unemployment rate decreased to 9.0% and the total jobs gained were 36,000. Total private jobs came in at +50,000, in stark contrast to the 187,000 ADP reported for January.
The December 2010 monthly unemployment figures are out. The official unemployment rate decreased to 9.4% and the total jobs gained were 103,000, with 15,900 of those jobs being temporary.
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