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July 28, 2010
Unemployment rates were lower in June than a year earlier
in 185 of the 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 168 areas,
and unchanged in 19 areas. In June, 226 metropolitan areas
reported over-the-year decreases in nonfarm payroll
employment, 135 reported increases, and 11 had no change.
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July 27, 2010
Retirement benefits were available to 74 percent of all full-time workers in private industry in
March 2010 while 39 percent of part-time workers had such access. Access to medical care and paid
sick leave were provided to 86 and 74 percent of full-time private industry workers versus 24 and 26
percent of part-time workers, respectively.
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July 29, 2010
The proportion of gross earnings represented by supplemental pay—overtime, bonuses, and shift differentials—is about the same for the healthcare industry (3.1 percent) as it is for the other service-providing industries combined (3.3 percent), but the components of supplemental pay are distributed differently. A notable difference is in the use of shift differential pay, which is substantially higher in the healthcare industry.
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