July employment data, released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, showed virtually no change in seasonally adjusted staffing industry employment. In a year-to-year comparison, temporary help employment was 7.6% higher than July of last year.
Following two months of minimal job growth in the economy, total U.S. nonfarm employment increased by 117,000 jobs in July. New jobs were mostly added in the health care, retail trade, manufacturing, and mining sectors. Job losses continued in the government sector. The overall unemployment rate edged down slightly to 9.1%.
