• Overall, 12,000 jobs were added However, the private sector lost another 28,000 jobs and government gained 40,000.
  • Additionally, “the change in total nonfarm payroll employment for August was revised down by 81,000, from +159,000 to +78,000, and the change for September was revised down by 31,000, from +254,000 to +223,000. With these revisions, employment in August and September combined is 112,000 lower than previously reported.”  [BLS Report, Table B-1]
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  • Nationally the retail sector lost another 6,400 jobs, but state government increased employment.  The host is getting smaller, the parasites are enlarging.
  • Source: theconservativetreehouse.com