The U.S. lost 54,000 jobs in August, raising the unemployment rate slightly to 9.6 percent from July's 9.5 percent
, according to the Department of Labor. The private sector added 67,000 jobs during the month.
"We have now added private sector jobs for eight straight months, totaling 763,000 private sector jobs since the beginning of the year," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "While we need to pick up the pace of recovery, erase the job losses and get Americans back to work, this encouraging growth shows that we are headed in the right direction."
The trucking industry added about 400 jobs in August, landing at 1.2399 million jobs total. This compares to about 1.25 million jobs in trucking in August 2009.
The Labor Department said government employment fell, as 114,000 temporary census workers completed their jobs.
, according to the Department of Labor. The private sector added 67,000 jobs during the month.
"We have now added private sector jobs for eight straight months, totaling 763,000 private sector jobs since the beginning of the year," said Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis. "While we need to pick up the pace of recovery, erase the job losses and get Americans back to work, this encouraging growth shows that we are headed in the right direction."
The trucking industry added about 400 jobs in August, landing at 1.2399 million jobs total. This compares to about 1.25 million jobs in trucking in August 2009.
The Labor Department said government employment fell, as 114,000 temporary census workers completed their jobs.
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