Payroll numbers still vary by state
Despite continued unpredictably in the national employment rate, Oregon added to its payroll in 2010, the Oregonian reports. The paper says that the state added approximately 12,000 jobs between December 2009 and December 2010, helping to boost an area that has seen volatile employment figures since the start of the recession.
However, the battle continues for Oregon. The paper details that the Beaver State was forced to cut 1,800 jobs in December 2010, leading its unemployment rate to stabilize at 10.6 percent.
"Oregon will need relatively strong payroll employment growth to produce enough new jobs to bring down the unemployment rate," David Cooke, an economist for the Oregon Employment Department, told the paper.
At least Oregon had a round of good news. The same can't be said for Michigan, which was forced to cut approximately 13,000 employees from its payroll during 2010, the Detroit Free Press reports. As a state that suffered among the highest percentage of payroll losses, Michigan confirmed that its payroll dropped over a 12-month span for the 10th consecutive year, dating back to 2001.
The Free Press acknowledged government payroll had much to do with it, as the state cut 15,000 jobs from its payroll, while the manufacturing sector stymied the loss by adding 11,000 jobs.
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