Employment Situation Summary

Nonfarm payroll employment edged down (-95,000) in September, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Government employment declined (-159,000), reflecting both a drop in the number of temporary jobs for Census 2010 and job losses in local government. Private-sector payroll employment continued
to trend up modestly (+64,000).
A more appropriate source for labor market measurement.

Employment Situation Summary Table B. Establishment data, seasonally adjusted