Employment in business services: a year of unprecedented decline.

Between September 2000 and September 2001, employment in business services experienced its sharpest decline in the industry's 43-year history. Following almost a decade of unprecedented growth, the number of jobs in business services peaked in September 2000, but falling employment in personnel ser...

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Publicado en:Monthly Labor Review Vol. 125; no. 4; pp. 17 - 25
Autor principal: Krantz, Rachel
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: US Department of Labor April 2002
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Sumario:Between September 2000 and September 2001, employment in business services experienced its sharpest decline in the industry's 43-year history. Following almost a decade of unprecedented growth, the number of jobs in business services peaked in September 2000, but falling employment in personnel services, a reduction in the growth of computer services, and job losses in miscellaneous business services contributed to a drop in employment in the sector of 4 percent. Graphs of employment trends in these industries over the last several years are presented.