Property and casualty carriers saw employment climb for thesixth straight month in July despite mixed employment numbers fromthe rest of the insurance industry, according to an InsuranceInformation Institute analysis of the latest U.S. LaborDepartment's Bureau of Labor Statistics figures.

P&C carriers added 1,000 jobs in the month, more than anyindustry sub-sector. I.I.I. President Robert Hartwig notes thatP&C carrier employment typically climbs in the month of July,and he says a stiffer test of employment in the sub-sector willcome next month, as August typically sees a reduction in jobs.

Still, Hartwig notes, “Employment changes [for P&Ccarriers] have been positive or flat for the February-July spanonly six times in the last 23 years; it happened five times in the1990-1999 decade, and is happening again in 2012.”

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