Sunday, July 10, 2011

Civilian Unemployment Rate (Chart, 7-8)



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Nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged in June (+18,000), and the unemployment rate, at 9.2 percent, also changed little. Over the past 2 months, job growth has slowed markedly. Employment rose by an average of 215,000 per month from February through April of this year, compared with an average of 22,000 for May and June.





Source(s): U.S. Department of Labor: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Release: Employment Situation
Units: Percent
Frequency: Monthly
Seasonal Adjustment: Seasonally Adjusted


Original content Bob DeMarco, Look Beyond the Obvious