Unemployment falls, few jobs added

[LuckyLady]

Unemployment falls, few jobs added
Posted on February 04, 2011

The unemployment rate fell to 9 percent in January, down from 9.4 percent in December, with 36,000 jobs added last month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.


Employment rose in manufacturing and retail trade, but was down in construction and in transportation and warehousing. Employment in most other major industries changed little during the month.

The number of people employed part time for economic reasons declined from 8.9 million to 8.4 million in January. They were working part time because their hours were cut or because they were unable to find a full-time job.

In January, 2.8 million people were marginally attached to the labor force, up from 2.5 million a year earlier. These people were not in the labor force, but wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job sometime in the prior 12 months.

They were not counted as unemployed because they had not searched for work in the four weeks preceding the survey.

[Curmudgeon]

8+ mil out of work, 36000 jobs added, and the rate falls from 9.4 to 9%. I guess it all depends on who's cooking the numbers ...

[worldcat lemon]

this year to enjoy a better life. Or it could be that we are starting to see illegal aliens getting jobs now that spring is upon us in California and Arizona?

Mark Twain said there are 3 types of liars:

1-liars
2-dang liars
3-statistics

[cadillac rob]

I would never never never never believe anything this goverment puts out I just look at friends and family to see how they are doing .WHAT CAN ANYONE REALLY BELIEVE ANYMORE ?