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September 22, 2009 at 08:00 PM
Overall
In August nonfarm payrolls fell by 216,000 – close to market expectations of a 233,000. It was the smallest drop in payrolls in a year.
U.S. payrolls have dropped by 6.9 million to a total of 131.2 million since the recession began in December 2007. Payrolls fell in most sectors of the economy except for health care.
Securities Industry
The Securities Industry lost 3,500 jobs in August, adding to the nearly 43,000 jobs lost this year. It appears to us that job loss is moderating with many companies beginning to get back into hiring mode for the fall and next year for sales positions.
