August 7, 2000 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Payroll employment in July
Total nonfarm payroll employment decreased by
108,000 in July. Private-sector employment rose by 138,000, but this was
more than offset by a decline in federal government employment, as 290,000
temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work.
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Within the goods-producing industries, employment in manufacturing grew
by 46,000 in July, after showing little growth over the first 6 months of
2000. Within the service-producing sector, retail trade employment
increased by 49,000 in July, as eating and drinking places experienced
strong job growth for the second consecutive month.
These data are a product of the BLS Current
Employment StatisticsProgram. Find out more in "The
Employment Situation: July 2000," news release USDL 00-220.
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