ADP Employer Services says US private sector employers cut 473,000 jobs in June, more than the 395,000 previously forecast. Manufacturing and construction lost 250,000 workers; service providers cut 223,000. The US Labor Department report on unemployment is due out tomorrow. Roseland, New Jersey’s Automatic Data Processing provides payroll and human-resources services to about one in every six US [...]
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Louisiana gained 4,300 non-farm jobs in March, but the overall unemployment rate went up, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Louisiana’s unemployment rate rose slightly, from 5.7% in February to 5.8% in March. That’s 2.3% lower than the national rate. The state lost 5,900 jobs in construction, manufacturing and petroleum; but the service sector added 10,200 jobs, [...]
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