June Payrolls Drop as Census Workers Let Go
July 2, 2010 No CommentsAfter months of employment gains, payrolls fell last month — reflecting the loss of temporary Census jobs. The federal government laid off 225,000 Census workers in June, the Labor Department reported today. Overall, the economy shed 125,000 jobs last month. But the labor force shrank, and the jobless rate fell from 9.7 percent to 9.5 ...