Monday, September 10, 2007

Industrial Market Trends Blog Update

September 10, 2007

On Today's Blog

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) recent report on unemployment noted that "continuing job losses in manufacturing and construction, slower job growth in some service-providing industries and declines in local government education" contributed to the recent weakness in payroll employment. The overall unemployment rate held at 4.6 percent during August.
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