Another positive month of BLS data
- 243,000 jobs added to the national economy in January.
- National unemployment rate drops for the fifth straight month.
- Dow increases to its highest level since May 2008.
Metropolitan unemployment figures were encouraging in December
Much like the BLS’s “The Employment Situation – January 2011” report offered proof that the economy was indeed beginning to show signs of growth, the company’s most recent “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment” report was quite reassuring to organizations, employees, and unemployed Americans as well.
Private sector job growth was wide-ranging in January
For the first time in months, job growth was quite extensive throughout the private sector in January, according to the BLS’s latest “The Employment Situation” report.
Will the national unemployment rate continue to steadily decline?
Beyond the shadow of a doubt, January’s BLS jobs report was among the most optimistic that has been released since the end of the ‘Great Recession’ more than three years ago. Approximately 141 million Americans were employed last month, as the national unemployment rate continued to trend downwards. Read More »
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