Job losses getting severe
Today’s Wall Street Journal reports on the bad job data released by Bureau of Labor Statistics today. 
Executive Summary
The economy has shed 4.4 million jobs since the recession began in December 2007
Nonfarm payrolls, which are calculated by a survey of companies, fell 651,000
Unemployment rate rose from 7.6 to 8.1 percent
2.9 million people were unemployed more than six months
Average hourly earnings increased a modest $0.03, or 0.2%, to $18.47
Service-sector employment tumbled 375,000
Health care payrolls rose 26,900.
The government added 9,000 jobs.
The average workweek was unchanged at 33.3 hours
Hiring last month in goods-producing industries fell by 276,000
Construction employment was down 104,000
Here is the detailed original report from Bureau of Labor Statistics.
