Good Bureau of Labor Stats News Today

The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued its monthly report today and there were a LOT of positive noteworthy changes.

First and foremost, employment in professional and business services ROSE by 86,000 in November. And most of that was due to staffing firms placing temporary workers! So, obviously November was a big month for the staffing industry.

BLS: Temporary help services accounted for the majority of the increase, adding 52,000 jobs. Since July, temporary help services employment has risen by 117,000.
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Manufacturing job loses continued to slow down in November.

BLS: Manufacturing employment fell by 41,000 in November. The average monthly decline for the past 5 months (-46,000) was much lower than the average monthly job loss for the first half of this year (-171,000).

Heathcare has still been doing well.

BLS: Health care employment continued to rise in November (21,000), with notable gains in home health care services (7,000) and hospitals (7,000). The health care industry has added 613,000 jobs since the recession began in December 2007.

Check out the full report on the Bureau of Labor Statistics site: See Report


So, lot's to celebrate as we continue to gear up for 2010. Looks like we've got a bit of momentum.

Happy Friday,

Perrin Peacock
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