The US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released this year’s employment situation last May 4, 2007. To summarize the report, the payroll employment...
May 31, 2007 (Press Release) --
The US Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics released this year’s employment situation last May 4, 2007. To summarize the report, the payroll employment for non-farm businesses increased by 88,000 last April. Meanwhile, the rate of unemployment is at 4.5 percent. This percentage maintained in the slight breadth as it has held for the period of September of last year.
Los Angeles, California, May, 28, 2007 – The payroll employment for non-farm businesses increased in April and totaled to 137.7 million. During the present year’s first four months, the growth of the payroll job reached an estimate of 129,000 every month. It is a little below the 189,000 every month estimates last 2006.
Job gains persisted in some industries, which are concentrated on providing services. Meanwhile, in retail manufacturing and trade industries, the employment rate dropped.
Regarding the hours of work in factories, the average working hours per week dropped by 0.1 hour last month to 41.1 hours, factory overtime also went down 4.2 hours by 0.1 hour.
In the private production and non-supervisory employees, average earnings per hour increased by 4 cents in April to $17.25. During the present year, the average earnings per hour rose by 3.7 percent but were essentially lower than last December’s high of 4.3 percent last year.
According to the household survey, the 4.5 percent unemployment rate and the 6.8 million number of unemployed had no significant changes during the month of April. There was a decline of 468,000 in civilian employment in April and this is concentrated among adult women. The overall employment population’s proportion is 63.0 percent which dropped by 0.3 percent.
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Los Angeles, California, May, 28, 2007 – The payroll employment for non-farm businesses increased in April and totaled to 137.7 million. During the present year’s first four months, the growth of the payroll job reached an estimate of 129,000 every month. It is a little below the 189,000 every month estimates last 2006.
Job gains persisted in some industries, which are concentrated on providing services. Meanwhile, in retail manufacturing and trade industries, the employment rate dropped.
Regarding the hours of work in factories, the average working hours per week dropped by 0.1 hour last month to 41.1 hours, factory overtime also went down 4.2 hours by 0.1 hour.
In the private production and non-supervisory employees, average earnings per hour increased by 4 cents in April to $17.25. During the present year, the average earnings per hour rose by 3.7 percent but were essentially lower than last December’s high of 4.3 percent last year.
According to the household survey, the 4.5 percent unemployment rate and the 6.8 million number of unemployed had no significant changes during the month of April. There was a decline of 468,000 in civilian employment in April and this is concentrated among adult women. The overall employment population’s proportion is 63.0 percent which dropped by 0.3 percent.
Mesriani Law Group, Los Angeles Lawyers - Our attorneys work on helping clients receive restitution for financial resources expended by them in an effort to make their lives normal again, in the aftermath of tragic accidents and events. We help in restoring our clients´ peace of mind by attaining large settlements and verdicts for them in a court of law. For more information please log on to www.mesrianilaw.com
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