Based on the US Bureau of Labor Statistics Report in October 2008, job losses continued in manufacturing, construction, and several service-proving industries. Health care and mining continued to add jobs. Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 240,000 in October, and the unemployment rate rose from 6.1 to 6.5 percents. Employment has fallen by 1-2 million in the first 10 months of 2008; over half of the decrease in the past 3 months.
Health care employment continued to expand in October, with an increase of 26,000. Over the past 12 months, health care employment has grown by 348,000. The mining industry added 7,000 jobs in October. Since a low in April 2003, mining employment has grown by 246,000.
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