Employers Add 80,000 Jobs As Economy Struggles
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U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in June, a third straight month of weak hiring that shows the economy is still struggling three years after the recession ended. (July 6)
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HEADLINE:Employers add 80,000 jobs as economy struggles---------------------------------------CAPTION: U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in June, a third straight month of weak hiring that shows the economy is still struggling three years after the recession ended. (July 6) ----------------------------------------[Location - Date:][Source:][VO:][VOICE-OVER]TRACK#1 THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS STUCK AT 8.2 PERCENT, NO CHANGE FROM MAY.THE PACE OF HIRING IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS WELL BELOW WHAT WAS SEEN AS THE YEAR BEGAN. BY THE GOVERNMENT'S COUNT, JUST 80-THOUSAND JOBS WERE ADDED IN JUNE AND NEARLY 13 MILLION PEOPLE REMAIN UNEMPLOYED. STILL, LABOR SECRETARY HILDA SOLIS SAYS PROGRESS IS BEING MADE.[SOT/:Hilda Solis, Labor Secretary]"I mean think about it we lost 8.5 million private sector jobs by 2009 an hour at 4.4 million private sector jobs that we've added back."THE DISAPPOINTING REPORT UNDERSCORES THE STRUGGLES THAT MANY AMERICANS FACE. FRANCINE FORTESS HAS BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR ONLY A FEW WEEKS, BUT SHE SEES A DIFFICULT ROAD AHEAD.[Notes:Francine Fortis, Unemployed Nurse]"I'm a nurse, and everybody says, 'Oh you're a nurse, so you'll get a job.' But it's not so easy to get a job at 55 years of age as a nurse. It's like going back to work again and starting all over again."WITH SO MANY PEOPLE LOOKING FOR WORK, MANY JOB APPLICANTS ARE ALSO FINDING THAT THE LANDSCAPE HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY.[Notes:Ilise Carter, Unemployed Copywriter]"I think it's just that there's so many people looking right now that people, employers in my field, the rates have gone down for what I do and there's so much competition for every job."EMPLOYMENT ANALYSTS ARE SEEING OTHER CHANGES IN THE WAKE OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. MANY OF THE TYPES OF JOBS THAT ARE AVAILABLE ARE TRENDING TOWARDS A NON-TRADITIONAL WORKFORCE. [Notes:Joanie Ruge - Employment Analyst, Randstad Corporation]"25,000 jobs were actually created in the month of June that were temporary help jobs or contract labor. And showing us the companies are hiring differently. So, even though if they ramp up they're using people that will offer them flexibility. That can help them to be adaptable and change based on what the economic conditions are."MANY OF THOSE CONDITIONS HAVE GOTTEN CHOPPY. IN RECENT DAYS, REPORTS ON CONSUMER CONFIDENCE AS WELL AS RETAIL SALES HAVE BEEN BELOW FORECASTS.GLOBAL ECONOMIC HEADWINDS ARE ALSO A CONCERN, WITH THE SLOWDOWN IN EUROPE TRANSLATING TO REDUCED DEMAND FOR AMERICAN-MADE PRODUCTS. [Notes:Hilda Solis, Labor Secretary]"There's so many things that we cant control that are happening in Europe ands we're hoping that measures that are taken there will hopefully stabilize and create more certainty in their market, just as we've had to do here in the United States.THE OUTLOOK FOR JOB GAINS IN THE COMING MONTHS REMAIN UNCERTAIN. UNLESS ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT, GROWTH DAMPENING TAX HIKES AND SPENDING CUTS ARE SET TO TAKE EFFECT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEW YEAR.MARK HAMRICK, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, WASHINGTON.[SIGOUT/REPORTER, LOCATION, ASSOCIATED PRESS](****END****) ANCHOR VOICE: -------------------------VIDEO PRODUCER: ---------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: -----------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: ----------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: ----------------------------------MARKET EMBARGO (S): --------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: