"The labour market data are disappointingly softer overall and fuel our suspicion that unemployment is likely to trend up gradually in 2011 in the face of below-trend growth and increasing job losses in the public sector, " said Howard Archer at IHS Global Insight.

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In the video below he talks about his first summer job, as an office assistant at a federal research lab in Maryland, where his responsibilites included mopping up the mess after safety showers were tested.

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In fact, the number was meaningfully below the job gains we need to keep pace with population growth.

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Virtually all the supposedly top-ranked cities cited in this media narrative have suffered below-average job growth throughout the decade.

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Looking at seasonally adjusted data, the current level of job creation, at around 100k per month, is well below its peak seen in mid-2010 and close to the level last seen in August 2009.

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While the number was slightly below consensus expectations of 205, 000, the combination of falling job cuts and rising private employment is encouraging in a time of falling home prices and continued global shocks, from Libya to Japan.

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The formal job creation data (CAGED) for June came in today at 120, 440 jobs, well below market consensus (142, 166 jobs).

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Meanwhile, the formal job creation data (CAGED) for June came in Monday at 120, 440 jobs, well below market consensus of 142, 166 jobs.

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