Trucking Adds 1,300 Jobs as July Unemployment Rate Dips to 9.1%
The U.S. unemployment rate declined a tenth of a point in July to 9.1%, while the economy added 117,000 jobs to payrolls, the Labor Department said Friday.
August 5, 2011Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.2% in June; Trucking Adds 4,400 Jobs
The U.S. unemployment rate rose a tenth of a point in June to 9.2%, the highest level this year, while the economy added 18,000 jobs to payrolls, the Labor Department said Friday.
July 8, 2011Initial Jobless Claims Climb by 9,000
Initial jobless jumped by 9,000 to 429,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
June 23, 2011Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.1% in May
The U.S. unemployment rate rose a tenth of a point in May to 9.1%, while the economy added 54,000 jobs to payrolls, the Labor Department said Friday.
June 3, 2011Economy Adds Jobs; Unemployment Rate Rises to 9%
The U.S. economy added 244,000 jobs in April — including 4,500 trucking jobs — but the unemployment rate rose to 9%, the Labor Department said Friday.
May 6, 2011Companies Added More Workers in April, Report Says
U.S. companies added 179,000 workers to payrolls in April, signaling the labor market is strengthening, according to a private report released, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.
May 4, 2011Trucking Jobs Grow 3% to 1.27 Million in March
The number of people employed in trucking rose 3% in March, compared with a year ago, to a seasonally adjusted 1.27 million, the Department of Labor reported April 1.
April 11, 2011Unemployment Rate Falls to Two-Year Low 8.8%; Trucking Adds 1,600 Jobs
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a two-year low rate of 8.8% in March as the economy added about 216,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
April 1, 2011Trucking Adds 11,200 Jobs During February, Labor Says
The U.S. economy added 192,000 jobs in February, including 11,200 in trucking, the largest monthly gain for the industry since 1995, the Department of Labor reported.
March 14, 2011Unemployment Rate Falls Below 9% for First Time Since 2009
The U.S. unemployment rate fell below 9% in February for the first time in almost two years as employers added 192,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
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