Employment Situation Summary

DOL June 2010 Report - Employment Situation Summary

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION -- JUNE 2010

Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 125,000 in June, and the unemployment rate edged downto 9.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The decline in payroll employment reflected a decrease (-225,000)in the number of temporary employees working on Census 2010. Private-sector payroll employment edged up by 83,000.