Bureau of Labor Statistics
Financial jobs picture slightly improvesPosted by RJ and Makay on May 04, 2012 |
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As the overall unemployment rate in April dipped slightly to 8.1% amid less-than-expected job gains, the financial activities supersector unemployment rate dropped to 5.5%, from 5.7 in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The supersector gained 1,000 jobs month-to-month from 7,718,000 positions in March to 7,719,000 in April.
Financial sector shows job gains in MarchPosted by RJ and Makay on Apr 06, 2012 |
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While the overall unemployment rate in March dipped to 8.2% amid less-than-expected job gains, the financial activities supersector unemployment rate rose from 5.3% to 5.7%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). However, the supersector gained 15,000 jobs month-to-month from 7,706,000 positions in February to 7,721,000 in March.
Financial sector shows slight job gains in FebruaryPosted by RJ and Makay on Mar 09, 2012 |
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While the overall unemployment rate held steady at 8.3% in February amid solid job gains in most sectors, the financial activities supersector unemployment rate rose from 4.9% to 5.3%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, the supersector gained 6,000 jobs month-to-month from 7,695,000 in January to 7,701,000 in February.
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