WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the November 2011 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s unemployment rate experienced a significant drop to 8.6 percent in November, a full 1.2 percentage points lower than this time last year. Nonfarm payroll employment added…
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 19, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 393,000, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 391,000. The 4-week moving average was 394,250, a decrease of 3,250 from the previous week’s revised average of 397,500. The…
WASHINGTON — Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today issued the following statement on the October 2011 Employment Situation report released today: “Our nation’s labor market posted stable growth in the month of October. The economy added 104,000 private sector jobs last month, and we also added 102,000 more jobs than…
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending October 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 404,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 405,000. The 4-week moving average was 408,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised average of 415,000. The…
