Unemployment rate dips as more workers leave labor force

Washington — Private employers added a smaller-than-expected 83,000 jobs in June, but the unemployment rate edged down to 9.5% as many workers dropped out of a labor market that remains very sluggish.

The Labor Department reported Friday that total payroll employment, including government workers, was down 125,000 in June, reflecting the loss of 225,000 census workers who finished their assignments.

The decrease in Census Bureau staffing was expected, but most analysts were looking for stronger job growth in the private sector, which has yet to generate momentum and looms as a major threat to the overall economic recovery. In May, private employers added just 33,000 jobs. What's more, the average hours worked in manufacturing and other industries in June declined, as did average hourly earnings.

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Unemployment Extension June 23 2010

The 2010 Unemployment Extension Bill has to eventually pass through the Senate. Each day that is does not, more and more American's are taking notice of what is going on with the stalling of passing this bill.

I am not waiting for the unemployment extension to pass to receive benefits, but I do know a few people who are. They have worked hard all their lives and have even been turned down for work in a fast food place because there are no jobs.