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- Dec 20, 2012
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- Political Leaning
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Employment Situation Summary
Non-Farm Payroll employment: UP 214,000 and August and September were revised UP by 31,000
Unemployment Rate: DOWN from 5.9% to 5.8% (U2, U4, U5, and U6 measures of underutilization also dropped. No change in the U1.)
Labor Force Level: UP 416,000
Labor Force Participation Rate: UP from 62.7% to 62.8%
Employment to Population ratio: UP from 59% to 59.2%
Not in the Labor Force: DOWN 206,000
Discouraged workers: UP 72,000
Those who usually work Full Time: UP 345,000
Part time: UP 334,000
Part Time for Economic Reasons: DOWN 76,000
Non-Farm Payroll employment: UP 214,000 and August and September were revised UP by 31,000
Unemployment Rate: DOWN from 5.9% to 5.8% (U2, U4, U5, and U6 measures of underutilization also dropped. No change in the U1.)
Labor Force Level: UP 416,000
Labor Force Participation Rate: UP from 62.7% to 62.8%
Employment to Population ratio: UP from 59% to 59.2%
Not in the Labor Force: DOWN 206,000
Discouraged workers: UP 72,000
Those who usually work Full Time: UP 345,000
Part time: UP 334,000
Part Time for Economic Reasons: DOWN 76,000