Unemployment falls to 9.4 percent
The unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 9.4 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Manufacturing gained 10,000 jobs over the month. Following job growth earlier in 2010, manufacturing employment has been relatively flat, on net, since May. Construction employment fell by 16,000 in December. Within construction, there were job losses in heavy and civil engineering (-13,000) and in residential building (-6,000).
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 103,000.
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MAGAZINE
The May/June issue of Industrial Supply magazine features an in-depth cover story about GHX Industrial. Plus, we're featuring articles by contributing writers Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam and Frank Hurtte, as well as interviews with numerous product and distribution industry experts.
