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*In May, employers took 1,190 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month.

*Each action involved at least 50 persons from a single establishment; the number of workers involved totalled 119,089, on a seasonally adjusted basis.

*The number of mass layoff events decreased by 28 from the prior month, and the number of associated initial claims fell by 5,644.

*During May, 363 mass layoff events were reported in the manufacturing sector, seasonally adjusted, resulting in 48,849 initial claims.

*Compared with the prior month, mass layoff activity in manufacturing decreased by 20 events, while initial claims increased by 5,076.

*From January through May 2007, the total number of events, seasonally adjusted, at 6,201, and initial claims, seasonally adjusted, at 644,854, were higher than in January-May 2006 (5,555 and 577,696, respectively).

*The national unemployment rate was 4.5 percent in May, down slightly from 4.6 percent a year earlier.

*Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 157,000 over the month and by 1.9 million over the year.

Source: Bureau of Labour Statistics report, http://www.bls.gov/news.release/mmls.nr0.htm

The seasonally adjusted survey results show the following hiring trends:

*Hiring activity in nearly all industry sectors surveyed is expected to remain steady during the summer 2007.

*Employers in Construction, Durable and Non-Durable Goods Manufacturing, Transportation/Public Utilities, Finance, and Services all foresee a hiring climate that is unchanged from the second quarter forecast.

*Mining, Wholesale/Retail, and Public Administration employers anticipate a slight decrease in the hiring pace.

The survey results come on the tail of a recent Spherion poll showing that 59% of workers are confident in their ability to find a new job, with 65% confident about their employer’s future prospects. 78% reported belief it was unlikely they would lose their job in the next 12 months.

The Manpower survey indicates that job prospects are strongest in the West, while employers in the Northeast are the least optimistic about hiring. The South remains steady, while in the Midwest, 27% of employers plan workforce additions.

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Manpower Employment Outlook Survey (released March 2007)

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These are the net-employment outlooks on a seasonally adjusted basis for each of the 10 industries tracked by Manpower: *   Mining, 26%, down from 29% who planned to hire in the first quarter

*   Wholesale and retail trade, 20%, down from 22%

*   Services, 19%, down from 23%

*   Transportation and public utilities, 19%, up from 17%

*   Non-durables manufacturers, 18%, flat from 18%

*   Durable-goods manufacturers, 17%, down from 18%

*   Finance, insurance and real estate, 17%, up from 15%

*   Construction, 16%, down from 18%

*   Public administration, 16%, down from 18%

*   Education, 15%, down from 17% Sources: Market Watch.com article, http://digbig.com/4rxgs Related Report from BLS: “Employment Situation Summary,” http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

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