Job growth continued to rise in October


Private sector hiring remained robust in October, as more than 100,000 new jobs were added to the national economy for the fourth consecutive month, providing further evidence that economic recovery is continuing at a steady pace.

According to the BLS’ “The Employment Situation – October 2012” report, 171,000 jobs were generated last month, once again exceeding economists’ projections. Prior to the release of the report, many economists expected 125,000 new jobs would be created.
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Regional unemployment diminished in September


One week prior to Election Day 2012, the BLS released its latest “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment” report, which revealed that joblessness is continuing to diminish throughout the United States.

According to the BLS, 345 of the nation’s 372 metro areas reported a decline in unemployment from September 2011 to September 2012.
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Private sector hiring was wide-ranging in October


As anticipated, private sector hiring continued to uptick in October, as the sector added 184,000 new jobs to the national economy, an increase of nearly 80,000, when compared to September’s statistics.

According to the BLS’ most recent “The Employment Situation” report, job growth was quite extensive last month, as a majority of the nation’s private sectors hired new workers.
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Will the U.S.-Panama TPA boost job growth in 2013?


On October 22nd, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk met with Panamanian Minister of Commerce and Industry Ricardo Quijano in order to conclude and put into effect a six-year-long process – the enforcement of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA).

Now that the agreement has been fully enforced, the decades-long trading partnership between the United States and Panama is expected to strengthen even further throughout the coming months.
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September’s jobs report exceeds economists’ expectations


With the upcoming presidential election quickly approaching, the BLS has just released one of the most encouraging jobs reports of President Barack Obama’s first term.

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Regional unemployment continues to steadily decline


As anticipated, unemployment continued to steadily decline within a majority of the United States’ metro areas in August, according to the BLS’ most recent “Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment” report.
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