The grand challenge of employment

摘要

The employment situation in the United States took another hit in July, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting a drop of 131,000 in nonfarm-payroll employment. The Bureau reported that 6.6 million have been jobless for 27 weeks or more, and 8.5 million are working part-time despite wanting full-time employment. If there is good news, it's that much of the employment decline represented the layoff of temporary government census workers. Private-sector payroll employment increased 71,000 over the month, with 36,000 of that number representing manufacturing jobs.