Over-the-month change in payroll employment, 
 January 2007-October 2008

	     Thousands
2007	Jan	126
	Feb	 25
	Mar	177
	Apr	 46
	May	162
	Jun	107
	Jul	 57
	Aug	 74
	Sep 	 81
	Oct  	140
	Nov	 60
	Dec	 41
2008	Jan 	-76
	Feb	-83
	Mar	-88
	Apr	-67
	May 	-47
	Jun    -100
	Jul	-67
	Aug    -127
	Sep(p) -284
	Oct(p) -240

(p) = preliminary