Friday
Dec042009
Unemployment Makes Small Drop To 10 Percent In November
Friday, December 4, 2009 at 9:29AM
November’s unemployment rate was 10 percent, a slight decrease from October’s 10.2 percent, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
The newly released data shows a rise in employment in the health care industry and temporary help services along with job losses in construction, manufacturing and the information industry.
The Department reported few changes in the employment numbers for transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and leisure and hospitality.
15.4 million Americans are currently unemployed, more than twice the 7.5 million that were out of work when the recession began late 2007.
The newly released data shows a rise in employment in the health care industry and temporary help services along with job losses in construction, manufacturing and the information industry.
The Department reported few changes in the employment numbers for transportation and warehousing, financial activities, and leisure and hospitality.
15.4 million Americans are currently unemployed, more than twice the 7.5 million that were out of work when the recession began late 2007.