Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation November 2011

Today’s Employment Situation Report indicated that in November, net nonfarm payrolls increased with private nonfarm payrolls adding 140,000 jobs and the unemployment rate declining to 8.6% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.13% since last month climbing 1.74% above the level seen a year ago but but remained a whopping 5.09% below the peak level of employment seen in December 2007.

ADP National Employment Report: November 2011

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved in November as private employers added 206,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 1.73% above the level seen in November 2010.

Looking at the chart (click for full-screen dynamic version) showing ADP’s total private nonfarm payrolls since 2001 as well as the year-over-year and month-to-month percent change, you can see that while the job recovery had been anemic throughout most of 2010, more recently the trend had been picking up momentum.

Although the level of jobs is still far below the peak seen in late 2007 and still near the lows seen during the worst period of the "dot-com" recession, the bottom looks to be clearly defined and the trend is looking comparable to past recoveries.

Perusing the rest of the data in the ADP dataset you can see the the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs with goods-producing jobs remaining near trough levels.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation October 2011

Today’s Employment Situation Report showed that in October, net nonfarm payrolls increased slightly from September with private nonfarm payrolls adding just 104,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remaining flat at 9.0% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.10% since last month climbing 1.69% above the level seen a year ago but but remained a whopping 5.25% below the peak level of employment seen in December 2007.

ADP National Employment Report: October 2011

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved in September as private employers added 110,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 1.62% above the level seen in October 2010.

Looking at the chart (click for full-screen dynamic version) showing ADP’s total private nonfarm payrolls since 2001 as well as the year-over-year and month-to-month percent change, you can see that while the job recovery had been anemic throughout most of 2010, more recently the trend had been picking up momentum.

Although the level of jobs is still far below the peak seen in late 2007 and still near the lows seen during the worst period of the "dot-com" recession, the bottom looks to be clearly defined and the trend is looking comparable to past recoveries.

Perusing the rest of the data in the ADP dataset you can see the the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs with goods-producing jobs remaining near trough levels.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation September 2011

Today’s Employment Situation Report showed that in September, net nonfarm payrolls increased slightly from August with private nonfarm payrolls adding 137,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remaining flat at 9.1% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.13% since last month climbing 1.65% above the level seen a year ago but but remained a whopping 5.41% below the peak level of employment seen in December 2007.

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation July 2011

Today’s Employment Situation Report showed that in July, net nonfarm payrolls increased rising 117,000 from June while private nonfarm payrolls added 154,000 and the unemployment rate declined slightly to 9.1% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.14% since last month climbing 1.68% above the level seen a year ago but but remained a whopping 5.58% below the peak level of employment seen in December 2007.

ADP National Employment Report: July 2011

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. strengthened in July as private employers added 114,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 1.78% above the level seen in July 2010.

Looking at the chart (click for full-screen dynamic version) showing ADP’s total private nonfarm payrolls since 2001 as well as the year-over-year and month-to-month percent change, you can see that while the job recovery had been anemic throughout most of 2010, more recently the trend had been picking up momentum.

Although the level of jobs is still far below the peak seen in late 2007 and still near the lows seen during the worst period of the "dot-com" recession, the bottom looks to be clearly defined and the trend is looking comparable to past recoveries.

Perusing the rest of the data in the ADP dataset you can see the the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs with goods-producing jobs remaining near trough levels.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation June 2011

Today’s Employment Situation Report showed that in June, net nonfarm payrolls increased only slightly rising just 18,000 from May while private nonfarm payrolls added a just 57,000 and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.2% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased just 0.05% since last month climbing 1.58% above the level seen a year ago but but remained a whopping 5.75% below the peak level of employment seen in December 2007.

ADP National Employment Report: June 2011

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. strengthened in June as private employers added 157,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 1.45% above the level seen in June 2010.

Looking at the chart (click for full-screen dynamic version) showing ADP’s total private nonfarm payrolls since 2001 as well as the year-over-year and month-to-month percent change, you can see that while the job recovery had been anemic throughout most of 2010, more recently the trend had been picking up momentum.

Although the level of jobs is still far below the peak seen in late 2007 and still near the lows seen during the worst period of the "dot-com" recession, the bottom looks to be clearly defined and the trend is looking comparable to past recoveries.

Perusing the rest of the data in the ADP dataset you can see the the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs with goods-producing jobs remaining near trough levels.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation May 2011

Today’s Employment Situation Report showed that in May, net nonfarm payrolls increased only slightly rising just 54,000 from April while private nonfarm payrolls added a just 83,000 and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.1% over the same period.

Net private sector jobs increased just 0.08% since last month climbing 1.61% above the level seen a year ago but but remained a whopping 5.79% below the peak level of employment seen in December 2007.

ADP National Employment Report: May 2011

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. stalled somewhat in May as private employers added a mere 38,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 1.34% above the level seen in May 2010.

Looking at the chart (click for full-screen dynamic version) showing ADP’s total private nonfarm payrolls since 2001 as well as the year-over-year and month-to-month percent change, you can see that while the job recovery had been anemic throughout most of 2010, more recently the trend had been picking up momentum.

Although the level of jobs is still far below the peak seen in late 2007 and still near the lows seen during the worst period of the "dot-com" recession, the bottom looks to be clearly defined and the trend is looking comparable to past recoveries.

Perusing the rest of the data in the ADP dataset you can see the the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs with goods-producing jobs remaining near trough levels.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation April 2011

Today’s Employment Situation Report showed that in April, net nonfarm payrolls increased notably jumping 244,000 while private nonfarm payrolls added a whopping 268,000 as the unemployment rate edged up to 9%.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.25% since last month climbing 1.60% above the level seen a year ago but but remained a whopping 5.83% below the peak level of employment seen in December 2007.

ADP National Employment Report: April 2011

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. continued to improve in April as private employers added 179,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 1.35% above the level seen in April 2010.

Looking at the chart (click for full-screen dynamic version) showing ADP’s total private nonfarm payrolls since 2001 as well as the year-over-year and month-to-month percent change, you can see that while the job recovery had been anemic throughout most of 2010, more recently the trend has been picking up momentum.

Although the level of jobs is still far below the peak seen in late 2007 and still near the lows seen during the worst period of the "dot-com" recession, the bottom looks to be clearly defined and the trend is looking comparable to past recoveries.

Perusing the rest of the data in the ADP dataset you can see the the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs with goods-producing jobs remaining near trough levels.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.

Envisioning Employment: Employment Situation March 2011

Today’s Employment Situation Report showed that in March, net nonfarm payrolls increased by 216,000 while private nonfarm payrolls added a notable 230,000 as the unemployment rate declined to 8.8%.

Net private sector jobs increased 0.21% since last month remaining a whopping 6.08% below the peak level of employment seen in December 2007 though, on a year-over-year basis, private jobs showed a notable increase of 1.55%.

ADP National Employment Report: February 2011

Today, private staffing and business services firm ADP released the latest installment of their National Employment Report indicating that the situation for private employment in the U.S. improved notably in February as private employers added 217,000 jobs in the month bringing the total employment level 1.26% above the level seen in February 2010.

Looking at the chart (click for full-screen dynamic version) showing ADP’s total private nonfarm payrolls since 2001 as well as the year-over-year and month-to-month percent change, you can see that while the job recovery had been anemic throughout most of 2010, more recently the trend has been picking up momentum.

Although the level of jobs is still far below the peak seen in late 2007 and still near the lows seen during the worst period of the "dot-com" recession, the bottom looks to be clearly defined and the trend is looking comparable to past recoveries.

Perusing the rest of the data in the ADP dataset you can see the the economy is currently showing the most growth for small to mid-sized service providing jobs with goods-producing jobs remaining near trough levels.

Look for Friday’s BLS Employment Situation Report to likely show somewhat similar trends.