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Nation's Unemployment Inched Up But There's Good News

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Real Estate Agent with Century 21 Aadvantage Gold, 702-719-2100

The nation's unemployment climbed fro 9.6 % to 9.8%.  Employers added only 39000 jobs in November, down 172000 from October .  Employers need to create 120000 new jobs a month  just to maintain the current unemployment rate of 9.8%.  All sectors cut jobs last month.  This is the 19th straight months that unemployment was over 9%.

The unemployment report becomes a realty check for some economists who hoping for a recovery.  It is indeed slower than they thought.Recovery becomes a long way off when employer's are not willing to hire.To reduce the unemployment figures there needs to be 300000 new jobs created a month.

There were 75000 jobs lost in construction, the majority of which were commercial.  Residential was a minor loss.  The other factor adding to the umemployment rate rising was the number of persons entering the work force again.  More households became a two wage earner household again.

The good news is the manufacturing sector is growing and stabilizing.  The number of hours current employees are working has gone up, and wages have gone up 5 cents.  This means work is starting to stabilize for current workers.

We are on our way to recovery, however slowly but surely.

 

This was brought to you by Pat Yoest of Century 21 Aadvantage Gold in Las Vegas.  I welcome you as a client regardless of what your needs are,  selling or buying I am your best friend in realestate.  contact me at pyoestc21@aol.com or visit my website at www.nevadainvestmenthomes.com

 

Joetta Fort
The DiGiorgio Group - Arvada, CO
Independent Broker, Homes Denver to Boulder

Hopefully, this won't last so long that we get accustomed to 9%+ unemployment rates, we've got to keep our eyes focused on getting that back down, down, down and vote accordingly.

Dec 03, 2010 03:27 AM
Pat Yoest
Century 21 Aadvantage Gold, 702-719-2100 - Las Vegas, NV
702-521-1442

The gov needs to give incentives for hiring.  You are so right we cannot settle for 9% when 6% is more normal.

Dec 03, 2010 03:47 AM