THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JULY 2013

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 162,000 in July, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Employment rose in retail trade, food services and drinking places, financial activities, and wholesale trade.

EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- FEBRUARY 2013

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 236,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Employment increased in professional and business services, construction, and health care.

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THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION –MAY 2010 (Text, Graphs)

Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 431,000 in May, reflecting the hiring of
411,000 temporary employees to work on Census 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.

Private-sector employment changed little (+41,000). Manufacturing, temporary help
services, and mining added jobs, while construction employment declined. The unemployment rate edged down to 9.7 percent.