The Guam Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics is pleased to release the March 2009 Current Employment Report . 

 
 
Employment Highlights

 The total number of jobs on Guam held essentially steady, for the second consecutive quarter ending  March 2009. The total job count went from 60,970 in September to 60,840 in December 2008 to 60,950 in March 2009’s preliminary statistics. 

 The Construction industry gained 140 jobs, in the latest quarter, while the Hotel and Transportation and Public Utilities industries lost 120 and 90 jobs, respectively. 

 Federal employment decreased by 70 jobs compared to the previous quarter, but was up 180 from the prior year’s figures. Government of Guam employment increased seasonally by 280 for the quarter but decreased by 30 jobs over the comparable period of one year ago. 

 Average hourly earnings for private sector employees were up forty-seven cents per hour and $18.22 per week, or a little over four percent each, since March 2008 one year ago. The increased Construction and Manufacturing share of employment, over the year, contributed to increased average hourly and average weekly earnings. 

 Average hourly earnings and average weekly earnings for Government of Guam employees  increased a little over two percent over the year.  

 

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