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Tuesday, September 07, 2010

More on the August Jobs Numbers

The August jobs data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on September 3 shows a stagnant or under-performing economy still unable to create jobs.

The establishment survey showed that payrolls have fallen for three straight months now. The drop in August registered -54,000, with government employment down by 121,000 due to the continuing decline in Census workers. Meanwhile, private payroll growth remained anemic, with an increase of only 67,000.

Clearly, private firms do not possess the incentives to create a substantive amount of jobs...


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