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August 12, 2013Trucking Adds 6,300 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.4%
Trucking added 6,300 jobs in July, as the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.4%, the lowest level since December 2008, the Labor Department said Friday.
August 2, 2013Trucking Sheds 3,500 Jobs in June
Trucking lost 3,500 jobs in June, while U.S. employers added 195,000 workers to payrolls, the Labor Department reported.
July 8, 2013Trucking Jobs Slip by 700 as Unemployment Rate Little Changed at 7.6%
Trucking lost 700 jobs in May as the U.S. unemployment rate was relatively unchanged at 7.6%, the Labor Department said Friday.
June 7, 2013Trucking Adds 11,700 Jobs as Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.5%
Trucking added 11,700 jobs in April as the U.S. unemployment rate fell to a four-year low 7.5%, the Labor Department reported.
May 3, 2013Trucking Loses 6,900 Jobs in March; Unemployment Rate Dips to 7.6%
The trucking industry shed 6,900 jobs in March as overall U.S. payrolls rose by 88,000, and the unemployment rate dipped to 7.6%, the Labor Department said Friday.
April 5, 2013Trucking Adds 5,600 Jobs as Payrolls Rise; Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.7%
The trucking industry added 5,600 jobs in February as U.S. payrolls jumped by 236,000 and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%, the Labor Department reported Friday.
March 8, 2013Trucking Adds 5,000 Jobs as January Payrolls Rise
Trucking added 5,000 jobs in January as U.S. employers added 157,000 jobs, and the nation’s unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9%, the Labor Department said Friday.
February 1, 2013Unemployment Rate Drops to Four-Year Low 7.7%; Trucking Adds 2,500 Jobs
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.7% in November, the lowest in almost four years, as employers added 146,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday.
December 7, 2012Payrolls Rise as Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 7.9%
U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate ticked up a tenth of a point to 7.9% as more people entered the labor force, the Labor Department reported Friday.
November 2, 2012