Washington – Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 2, 2009

Unemployment Rises Again In June

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in June (-467,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported on July 2, 2009. Job losses were widespread across the major industry sectors, with large declines occurring in manufacturing, professional and business services, and construction.

 The following sectors lost jobs in June:

• Manufacturing employment fell by 136,000 during June, and has declined by 1.9 million since the recession began in December 2007.
• Construction lost 79,000 jobs in June, and has fallen by 1.3 million during the same period.
• The professional and business services industry lost 118,000 jobs in June and 848,000 since the start of the recession.
• Jobs in motor vehicles and parts fell by 27,000. Since the recession began, employment in this sector has declined by 335,000, or about one-third of the total employment in December 2007.
• Financial activities employment continued to decline (also by 27,000 in June), with a loss of 489,000 jobs during the recession.
• Job losses at automobile dealerships totaled 9,000 in June.

The bright spot in employment continues to be health care, with an increase of 21,000 in June and an average increase of 21,000 per month during 2009.

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