In June, the nation added 195,000 jobs and the rate was 7.6%. The number may have been luck more than skill. Hospitality and leisure jobs rose 75,000. The start of summer may have been the cause as vacations began.
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Employment in professional and business services rose by 53,000 in June. Job gains occurred in management and technical consulting services (+8,000) and in computer systems design and related services (+7,000).
IT spending has risen–company optimism or aging tech infrastructure causing need for replacement
Government numbers–perhaps most austerity measures have not hit
Federal government employment continued to trend down in June (-5,000) and has declined by 65,000 over the past 12 months.
In other words, cuts here slowed a great deal
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