September Employment situation Summary

• According to the report of the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, nonfarm payroll employment rate held at 6.1 percent, while employment rate continued to fall in some sectors, such as construction, manufacturing, and retail trade.
  
• The unemployment rate was unchanged, remaining as 6.1 percent in September. Among the unemployment, the employment rates for adult men and blacks rose in September. The unemployment rate for teenagers is 19.1 percent changing greatly. The jobless rate for adult women declined to 4.9 percent, which offset the increase in August in some degree. The long-term unemployment, accounted for 21.1 percent of the total jobless in September, went up to 2.0 million, increasing 167,000 to the past.
  
• The number of persons who worked part time for economic reasons rose by 337,000 to 6.1 million in September. These person not only refer to the person who were unable to find full-time jobs but also including those who would like to work full time but their work hours had been cut back.