The unemployment rate dropped in January to 8.3%, the lowest almost in three years, while the economy added 243,000 jobs, including 5,300 trucking jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
February 3, 2012Business
Unemployment Rate Drops to Three-Year Low 8.2%; Trucking Jobs Decline
The U.S. unemployment declined to 8.2% in March — the lowest in three years — but trucking jobs fell by 1,900, the Labor Department said Friday.
April 6, 2012Business
Unemployment Rate Holds at 8.3%; Trucking Adds 10,000 Jobs
The U.S. unemployment rate held at 8.3% in February, and trucking added more than 10,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
March 9, 2012Business
Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.5%; Trucking Adds 5,100 Jobs
The unemployment rate dropped in December to 8.5%, the lowest in almost three years, while the economy added 200,000 jobs, including 5,100 trucking jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
January 6, 2012Business
Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.6%; Trucking Adds 3,600 Jobs
The unemployment rate dropped in November to 8.6%, the lowest in more than two and a half years, while the economy added 120,000 jobs, including 3,600 trucking jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
December 2, 2011Business
Trucking Adds 3,100 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Declines to 9%
The unemployment rate declined to a six-month low of 9% in October while the economy added 80,000 jobs, including 3,100 trucking jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
November 4, 2011Business
Trucking Adds 2,600 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.1%
The unemployment rate held at 9.1% in September, while the economy added 103,000 jobs, including 2,600 trucking jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
October 7, 2011Business
Trucking Jobs Slip by 900; August Unemployment Rate Holds at 9.1%
The U.S. unemployment rate held at 9.1% in August, while payrolls also remained unchanged, the Labor Department said Friday.
September 2, 2011Business
Trucking Adds 1,300 Jobs as July Unemployment Rate Dips to 9.1%
The U.S. unemployment rate declined a tenth of a point in July to 9.1%, while the economy added 117,000 jobs to payrolls, the Labor Department said Friday.
August 5, 2011Business
Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.2% in June; Trucking Adds 4,400 Jobs
The U.S. unemployment rate rose a tenth of a point in June to 9.2%, the highest level this year, while the economy added 18,000 jobs to payrolls, the Labor Department said Friday.
July 8, 2011