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U.S. unemployment rate drops to 6-year low at 5.9%
CRAIN's CLEVELAND BUSINESS ^ | 10/03/2014 | SCOTT SUTTELL

Posted on 10/03/2014 7:05:04 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

The U.S. unemployment rate is below 6% for the first time in more than six years.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning, Oct. 3, that the economy added 248,000 jobs in September, pushing the unemployment rate down to 5.9% from 6.1% in August. The unemployment rate hadn’t been below the 6% mark since July 2008, according to BLS historical data.

Employment increased most strongly in professional and business services, retail trade and health care, the government said.

The government said the number of people unemployed in September declined by 329,000 to 9.3 million. During the last year, the U.S. unemployment rate has fallen by 1.3 percentage points, from 7.2% in September 2013, and the number of people unemployed has dropped by 1.9 million.

The payroll employment gain of 248,000 in September exceeded the average monthly gain of 213,000 over the prior 12 months.

BLS said professional and business services added 81,000 jobs in September, compared with an average gain of 56,000 per month over the prior 12 months. Employment in retail trade rose by 35,000 in September. Health care added 23,000 jobs in September, in line with the prior 12-month average gain of 20,000 jobs per month.

The report indicated that the previous two months look better, too, from a job-creation perspective.

(Excerpt) Read more at crainscleveland.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: jobs; obamarecession; obamataxhikes; unemployment; unenjoyment
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To: dfwgator

“Just in time for the Mid-term elections.”

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That’s right! Fudged figures from President Obola’s
Ministry of Disinformation.


61 posted on 10/03/2014 8:11:41 AM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Politicians and diapers must be changed often for the same reason)
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To: SeekAndFind
The unemployment rate has become worthless to report.  We have 25% of our work force out of work, and they still report this out.

It's downright insulting to the Citizens of the United States.


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62 posted on 10/03/2014 8:11:46 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Obama and the Left are maggots feeding off the flesh of the United States.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Where’s the yeah right girl?


63 posted on 10/03/2014 8:13:32 AM PDT by Califreak (Hope and Che'nge is killing U.S.)
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To: SeekAndFind

LOL, must be an Election coming up ,ROFL


64 posted on 10/03/2014 8:16:16 AM PDT by molson209 (Blank)
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To: SeekAndFind

The number of working age people unemployed is almost 93 million.


65 posted on 10/03/2014 8:19:33 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose o f a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: ontap

Bullshit numbers!!! This is why I told my kids to not smoke dope. You say silly things and believe silly things and don’t care what people think.


66 posted on 10/03/2014 8:28:37 AM PDT by lostboy61 (Lock and Load and stand your ground!.)
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To: lostboy61

Remember during W’s terms when unemployment was <6% and they still criticized him?


67 posted on 10/03/2014 8:35:51 AM PDT by bicyclerepair (Linux rocks. TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: SeekAndFind

Just before an election too.....
Never mind those 92+ million Americans out of work.


68 posted on 10/03/2014 8:39:34 AM PDT by minnesota_bound
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To: SeekAndFind

TOTAL dropped out = 92 MILLION
WOMEN dropped out = 55 MILLION

comrade obamatollah is leading the REAL war on women.


69 posted on 10/03/2014 8:43:14 AM PDT by newfreep ("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
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To: SeekAndFind
Wow!

Are good times here again, or what!!??

70 posted on 10/03/2014 8:56:46 AM PDT by Gritty (Obama wants to wage war by measuring it out in teaspoons - Ralph Peters)
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To: SeekAndFind

Pick a number any number will do.


71 posted on 10/03/2014 10:22:32 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: SeekAndFind

Nobody took my bet so nobody has to pay but I was willing to take all comers six months ago that the fake unemployment rate would be under 6 percent by Oct 1.


72 posted on 10/03/2014 11:12:56 AM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: SeekAndFind

Two questions:

1) For how long? 2yrs

2) Which state in the country do you live in? CA


73 posted on 10/03/2014 11:18:05 AM PDT by jennychase
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RE: 2) Which state in the country do you live in? CA

And there’s the problem right there ( not your fault, BTW ). You live in one of the most business UNFRIENDLY states in the nation.

The only two cities I think where hiring is still going on are in the Silicon Valley area and San Diego. But then you’ll have to be a techie to get hired.


74 posted on 10/03/2014 12:10:24 PM PDT by SeekAndFind (If at first you don't succeed, put it out for beta test.)
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