According to Trim Tabs Investment Research firm, the United States shed another 284,000 jobs for the month of October.

The results came out today from the research firm. While it is less than the 358,000 jobs that were lost in September, it still makes the total number of jobs lost 5.9 million in the last 12 months. Not only are the jobs being lost, but people are also having a hard time making the amount of money they once were.

The research firm made another note in its research that salaries are still falling. The level of salaries from September 2008 to September 2009 dropped 5.3% and from October 2008 to October 2009 4.6%.

The firm obtains its information from analysis of daily income tax deposits to the Treasury from the amount of salaried United States employees.

The unemployment figures for the month of October should be coming out in the next week or so. The official report will tell us just how bad we did for the month. I don’t think that October will be as bad as September was, however, there is an issue regarding how many jobs were created versus jobs lost. Also, like I always say when I write a post about unemployment, the only people who are counted in unemployment figures are those who are actively seeking work.

There are a lot of people out there who have given up on the job hunt for right now. I would like to see a report on those people, honestly. I believe that a report like that would give people a real idea as to how many people do not have a job right now. It should be broken up into categories such as “stopped looking” or “not interested” just so everyone can tell the categories apart. If everyone was lopped into a “don’t have a job and not looking” category, that would include everyone from exasperated ex-business executives to new moms (or dads) who want to stay at home and take care of the baby.