Tag: household survey
Unemployment down to 7.8 percent in September
The U.S. economy added 114,000 workers in September as the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent, representing the lowest such mark since President Obama took office.
Private sector shows signs of improvement with August hiring
Private sector employment in New York state increased 3.3 percent in August as the state’s unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent, after an abysmal July that saw the state’s private sector workforce shrink by 6.3 percent.