The unemployment rate in the U.S. in July 2010. compared to the previous month has not changed and amounted to 9,5%. These data provided the Ministry of Labour of the country (US Department of Labor). Analysts expected value of this indicator at the level of 9,6%.
Meanwhile, the number of jobs in non-agricultural sectors of the country in July 2010. compared with the previous month decreased by 131 thousand Analysts expected drop in employment, but not so strong - only 65 thousand Besides the revised data for the previous month were worse than the original: in June reducing the number of jobs in the economy amounted to 221 thousand, not 125 thousand, as previously reported.
The sharp deterioration in the July statistics on employment is primarily due to the fact that the federal government have parted ways with 143 thousand temporary workers who were hired for the 10-year U.S. census. At the same time reducing total employment was not as significant because of the increase in the number of jobs in the private sector by 71 thousand (in June - 31 th).
Currently in the U.S. the total number of unemployed is 14.6 million people, according to the materials the Ministry of Labour of the country.
