The U.S. Employment Picture

Whether you are in the job market, or about to enter it, here are some recent statistics that may be of interest to you. - KRW

According to a recent article in the September The Career News WASHINGTON, DC --

Employment rose in September, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 4.7 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported early this month. Average hourly earnings rose by 7 cents, or 0.4 percent.

Both total employment (146.3 million) and the civilian labor force (153.5 million) rose in September, however, the number of unemployed persons (7.2 million) and the unemployment rate (4.7 percent) remained consistent. A year earlier, the number of unemployed persons was 6.9 million and the jobless rate was 4.6 percent.

In September, health care, food services, and professional and technical services continued to add jobs, while employment trended down in manufacturing and construction. Over the month, the unemployment rates for adult men ( 4.2 percent), adult women (4.0 percent), showed little or no change.