216,000 Jobs Lost in August, Unemployment up .3% to 9.7%

The manufacturing sector lost 63K, the financial sector 28K and Construction lost 65. Health care added 47.4 thousand jobs. One of the more interesting findings is that up till April government jobs were increasing, since April they have declined.  The decline isn’t huge, but it exists at all levels of government.  For some reason the … Continue reading 216,000 Jobs Lost in August, Unemployment up .3% to 9.7%