Friday, May 7, 2010

Employment Situation News Release

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The latest Employment Situation news release (http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf) was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 290,000 in April, the unemployment rate edged up to 9.9 percent, and the labor force increased sharply. Job gains occurred in manufacturing, professional and business services, health care, and leisure and
hospitality. Federal government employment also rose, reflecting continued hiring of temporary workers for Census 2010.
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News releases archives:
http://www.bls.gov/schedule/archives/all_nr.htm
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