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The nonfarm workforce in the Tacoma-Lakewood metropolitan division totaled 315,000 in June.
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Indeed, nonfarm private employment has risen for 87 months in a row and unemployment levels are at record lows, in a sign that Internet technologies have not in fact destroyed jobs.
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Nonfarm payroll employment grew in 297 of the metro areas.
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In another sign of Colorado’s tightening labor market, the average hours of work a week for all nonfarm employees in the private sector rose from 33.2 hours to 33.6 hours and the average hourly pay rose from $27.42 to $27.72.
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Overall nonfarm payrolls rose by 211,000 jobs in April and unemployment declined to 4.4%, the lowest rate since May 2007, potentially priming the economy for strong expansion in the second quarter.
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A nonfarm business would have a cash expense offset by an identical increase in value of inventories.
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Just 587,000 nonfarm civilian jobs outside health and social services jobs were added during that same period.
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Mr. Trump and other resort owners use a type of visa, designated H-2B, for temporary, low-skill, nonfarm workers; there is a nationwide limit of 66,000 such visas a year.
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