Unemployment Stagnates In June
The national unemployment rate remained stagnate in June, according to a press release issued by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Friday.
There were 12.7 million unemployed U.S. workers last month, according to the bureau's employment situation summary, leaving the unemployment rate at 8.2 percent from May, although the number of jobs increased slightly. The Bureau reports that 80,000 nonfarm payroll jobs were added in June, up from 69,000 in May.
Industries that experienced job growth included professional services, temporary help services, management and technical consulting, computer systems design, manufacturing, motor vehicles, and metal fabrication products. Employment in other major industries, including mining and logging, warehousing, finance, hospitality and government saw little change.
The number of workers facing long-term unemployment for 27 weeks or more leveled off in June at 5.4 million, after rising roughly 300,000 in May.
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