Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.7 Percent. Temp, Retail Workers

Unemployment Rate Falls to 9.7 Percent. Temp, Retail WorkersUnemployment Rate Falls to 9.7 Percent. Temp, Retail WorkersAccording to the labor department report, the number fell despite the nonfarm payroll dipping by 20,000. The boost in the overall rate was likely due to increases in temporary help services and retailboth reasonable indicators that the economy is proving. (Surges in temporary help usually foreshadow an increase in permanent hiring, while retail hiring is generally an indication that consumer spending is risingboth positive signs.)For more on how to find a temporary positionand how to set about translating it into a permanent jobclick here.Posted by Phil Stott, Vault.com