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Employment Situation – January 2009

08-Feb-09

Employment Situation At a Glance

Total Employment: 142,099,000
Nonfarm Payroll Employment: 134,580,000
Monthly Change: Down 598,000
Unemployed Persons: 11,616,000
Unemployment Rate: 7.6%
Change: Down Up 0.4%

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Monster Employment Index – January 2009

06-Feb-09

Monster Employment Index At a Glance

Index: 118
Monthly Change: Down 13
Year-to-year Change: Down 42 Points
Regions Growing: 0
Regions Unchanged: 0
Regions Declining: 9

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Pending Home Sales Index – December 2008

04-Feb-09

Pending Home Sales At a Glance

Pending Home Sales Index: 87.7
Monthly Change: Up 6.3%
Yearly Change: Up 2.1%
South Yearly Change: Up 1.6%
Northeast Yearly Change: Down 14.5%
Midwest Yearly Change: Down 1.2%
West Yearly Change: up 17.5%

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ADP Employment Report – January 2009

04-Feb-09

ADP Employment Report At a Glance

Total Nonfarm Private Employment: 112,702,000
Monthly Change: Down 522,000
Products Producing Sector: 20,481,000
Monthly Change: Down 243,000
Service Producing Sector: 92,221,000
Monthly Change: Down 279,000

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Employment Trends Index – December 2008

13-Jan-09

Employment Trends At a Glance

Employment Trends Index: 99.6
Monthly Change: Down 1.6%
Year-to-year Change: Down 16%

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Help Wanted Online Data Series – December 2008

08-Jan-09

Help Wanted Online At a Glance

Online Advertised Vacancies: 3,861,000
Monthly Change: Down 507,000 (Not seasonally adjusted)
Year-to-year Change: Down 780,000

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