October 05, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Payroll employment in September 2009
Over-the-month change in payroll employment, January 2007–September 2009
| Month |
Change |
Jan 2007 |
180,000 |
Feb 2007 |
36,000 |
Mar 2007 |
184,000 |
Apr 2007 |
35,000 |
May 2007 |
156,000 |
Jun 2007 |
54,000 |
Jul 2007 |
-65,000 |
Aug 2007 |
-28,000 |
Sep 2007 |
100,000 |
Oct 2007 |
165,000 |
Nov 2007 |
215,000 |
Dec 2007 |
120,000 |
Jan 2008 |
-72,000 |
Feb 2008 |
-144,000 |
Mar 2008 |
-122,000 |
Apr 2008 |
-160,000 |
May 2008 |
-137,000 |
Jun 2008 |
-161,000 |
Jul 2008 |
-128,000 |
Aug 2008 |
-175,000 |
Sep 2008 |
-321,000 |
Oct 2008 |
-380,000 |
Nov 2008 |
-597,000 |
Dec 2008 |
-681,000 |
Jan 2009 |
-741,000 |
Feb 2009 |
-681,000 |
Mar 2009 |
-652,000 |
Apr 2009 |
-519,000 |
May 2009 |
-303,000 |
Jun 2009 |
-463,000 |
Jul 2009 |
-304,000 |
Aug 2009 |
-201000 |
Sep 2009 |
-263000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Payroll employment in September 2009.
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