Signs of Recovery? Accounting and Bookkeeping Industry Adds 3,700 Jobs
Industry shows steady expansion since June.
by Rick Telberg
As the nation’s jobless rate ticked up to 9.6%, the accounting and bookkeeping industry showed a new upward trend by adding 3,700 new jobs in the latest month, according to the latest data from the Labor Department.
Overall, the nation’s employers added 54,000 jobs in August — more than expected. But the unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percent as half a million jobless people resumed their search for paying positions.
Accounting and Bookkeeping Services, All Employees, Thousands, Seasonally-Adjusted
