In September 2012 the unemployment rate in the United States fell to 7.8%. This is mentioned in the official press release of the Ministry of Labour of the country. First level of unemployment has overcome the threshold below 8% since January 2009, the report said. Unemployment rate for August was 8.1%.
The Ministry of Labour said that, most likely, in September, increased employment of U.S. citizens aged 20 - 24 years. At the same time for all the time of collection of such statistics was minimal number of layoffs.
According to the Associated Press, in September the number of new jobs created in the country was 114,000. In the Ministry of Labour also re-evaluated the newly created jobs in July and August in an upward direction.
Following the inauguration of Barack Obama, the U.S. president in January 2009, the unemployment rate increased sharply, and for 43 months up to September 2012 exceeded the threshold of 8%. High unemployment - this is one of the main reasons that led to the rating downgrade incumbent.
Thanks to the positive data from the labor market stocks trading at the opening of America 05.10.12 increased by 0.3 - 0.4%. By 18:45 Moscow time on the Moscow Stock Exchange, the MICEX index rose by 1.43% to 1477 points, while the RTS - by 1.77% to 1509 points.