January 1, 2010
Graph of the Day for January 1, 2010
"No. 1 goal of my plan ... is to create three million new jobs, more than 80 percent of them in the private sector." President-elect Obama, January 3, 2009.
Number of Jobs in the US over the last 10 years
Source: St. Louis Federal Reserve, PAYEMS series.
Hoven's Index for January 1, 2010
Number of non-farm jobs in December 2000: 132,485,000.
In November 2009: 130,996,000.
Change: -1,489,000 jobs.
Number of government employees in December 2000: 20,804,000.
In November 2009: 22,501,000.
Change: +1,697,000 jobs.
Number of non-farm jobs in January 2009: 134,333,000.
Change from January to November, 2009: -3,337,000 jobs.
Number of government employees in January 2009: 22,540,000.
Change from January to November, 2009: -39,000 jobs.
Source: St. Louis Fed, FRED.
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