
Employment Data Shows Small Improvement
January 6th, 2010 admin
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Apparently, many employers were not prepared to lay off workers during the holidays. Whether the spirit of giving prevailed, or whether many companies just needed the extra seasonal help , the fact remains that the latest ADP payrolls data, just released, shows that job loss is slowing . While the unemployment rate remains high, the pace of job losses has been slowing, and there are hopes that things could turn around solidly, with the economy adding jobs overall, by the end of 2010. The U.S. services sector is also enhancing , and…
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