Labour Force Survey, December 2012, published January 4
Employment in December increased by 40,000 positions from November. The unemployment rate decreased from 7.2% in November to 7.1% in December, the lowest in four years. Construction employment was up 1.4% from November, while manufacturing employment increased 0.5% from a month earlier. In December, employment stood at 17.7 million, up 1.8% from December 2011. Full-time employment rose by 41,200 from November, while part-time employment decreased by 1,400 from the previous month. Full-time employment was up by 306,700 from December 2011, while part-time increased by 5,200 over the same...
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