US Unemployment Rate Hits 9.2 Percent as Hiring Slows

US Unemployment Rate Hits 9.2 Percent as Hiring Slows
Labor Department report shows American employers added only 18,000 jobs in June, smallest increase in nine months
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Nation Digest: Fines lower drivers’ cellphone use, study says; veterans face high unemployment
Nation Digest: Fines lower drivers’ cellphone use, study says; veterans face high unemployment
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Associated Press
Associated Press Friday, July 8, 2011 The unemployment rate is 9.1 percent and jobs are hard to come by, especially for recent college graduates with limited experience. So what happens when that first offer comes in and the salary or benefits aren’t quite what you expected? Many people’s inclination is to accept it anyway. “Given the job market, there’s not much available. People are really …
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ADP Report Points to Stabilizing Unemployment Rate
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — A rise in June payrolls might stabilize the U.S. unemployment rate, say some economists. The number of Americans employed by the private-sector rose by 157,000 from May to June according to a report from Automatic Processing Data. That’s much better than the 60,000 increase economists were expecting, according to Briefing.com. “Today’s ADP National Employment Report …
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