Report from the U.S. Department of Labor statistics: The bad news: Nonfarm payroll employment fell sharply this month (-598,000) bringing the total unemployment from 11 million (7.2%) up to 11.6 million (7.6%). Job losses were large and widespread across nearly all major industry sectors. Goods producers, Manufacturing and Construction led the way down with a [...]
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Economic Picture: January 2009
February 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments - add yours · bailout, congress, economic picture, economics, Economy, housing crisis, Politics, Population, presidential election, stimulus
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