The employment report for June 2013 shows that the unemployment rate remains unchanged. There has actually been very little change since February of this year. Employment did rise in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, health care, and financial activities. The following are statistics for June as provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics:
- The total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 195,000 in June, which was in line with the average monthly gain of 182,000 over the last 12 months.
- The unemployment rate went unchanged at 7.6 percent.
- The total number of unemployed persons was at 11.8 million.
- Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for adult women edged up to 6.8 percent, while the rate for adult men, 7.0 percent, showed little change.
- The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more) went relatively unchanged at 4.3 million.
- Over the past 12 months, the number of long-term unemployed has declined by 1.0 million.
- Leisure and hospitality added 75,000 jobs, professional and business services added 53,000 jobs, retail trade employment increased by 37,000, health care gained 20,000 jobs, and employment in financial activities rose by 17,000.
- Employment within the federal government continued to trend down and has declined by approximately 65,000 over the past 12 months.
- In June, the average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls rose by 10 cents to $24.01 and over the year the average hourly earnings has risen by 2.2 percent.
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