USA: Employment - Broad Based Decline Consistent With Recession |
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Non-farm employment fell 159,000 with declines in manufacturing, construction, business services and finance. Meanwhile the unemployment rate remains at 6.1 percent while the median duration of unemployment is up over ten weeks. Aggregate hours declined for the third month in a row, thereby suggesting recession.
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