service sector

Graph of Every Job in America Shows Service Sector Dominates

The June non-farm payrolls report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated that 288,000 non-farm payroll jobs were added during June – beating economists’ expectations of an increase by 211,000 jobs. The unemployment rate dropped from 6.3 percent to 6.1 percent.

According to the national employment report compiled by payroll processor Automatic Data Processing, the U.S. private sector added 281,000 new jobs last month, the fastest pace since late 2012. Of the new jobs added in June, 82% were service-sector, 5% were factory-sector, and 13% were construction.

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US Service Sector accelerates in April

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The US service sector accelerated in April, rising at the fastest pace in eight months as new orders jumped and overall activity quickened by the most since 2008.

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that its service index rose to 55.2, up from 53.1 in March. This was ahead of analyst expectations of 54.1. This marks the 52nd consecutive month of growth. A reading above 50 indicates the sector is expanding.

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Kerchunker profile: ServiceSource transitions to the cloud

Last week, I attended the Northland Growth Conference in NYC. It was an exciting day spent with some of the fastest growing SaaS (software as a service) companies in America. One of the intriguing meetings was when I sat down with ServiceSource (SREV) International's CEO Mike Smerklo and CFO Ashley Johnson. In the past two years, ServiceSource has unbundled its service offering and essentially built its own startup SaaS company on the fly. It's been no easy task from a business perspective but it was the best decision for its long term growth prospects.

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US Service Sector slides to a four year low, employment plunges

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The US service sector tumbled in Feburary to a four-year low thanks in part to a nasty winter.

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) reported that its service index fell to 51.6 in February, down from its 54% January reading. Analysts had predicted a small drop to 53.5. This marks the 50th consecutive month of growth. A reading above 50 indicates the sector is expanding.

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