USA Unemployment Remains at 10%
January 10th, 2010 • Related • Filed Under
America’s unemployment rate remained at 10 per cent in December. Employment fell in construction, manufacturing, and wholesale trade, while temporary help services and health care added jobs. The health care sector continued to grow and has added 631,000 jobs since the recession began. This month health care gains were in offices of physicians and home health care services.
Average weekly earnings rose by 1.9 percent to $622.94 (£390.80).
December 2009 weekly earnings by industry sector
| Industry | Average Weekly Earnings $ (£) | 12 Month % change |
| Natural resources and mining | 1028 (£644) | -1.2 |
| Construction | 848 (£532) | 1.0 |
| Manufacturing/Durable Goods | 811 (£509) | 5.1 | Manufacturing/Nondurable Goods | 678 (£425) | 3.2 |
| Wholesale trade | 806 (£506) | 5.0 |
| Retail trade | 389 (£244) | 2.2 |
| Transportation and warehousing |
693 (£434) | 2.0 |
| Utilities | 1267 (£794) | 0.9 |
| Information | 940 (£589) | 2.5 |
| Financial activities | 754 (£473) | 3.0 |
| Professional and business services | 785 (£492) | 3.0 |
| Education and health services | 632 (£396) | 1.8 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 277 (£174) | 2.5 |
| Other services | 504 (£316) | 1.5 |
exchange rate £1 =$1.594
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