January 12, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Payroll employment in 2009
Employees on nonfarm payrolls, total nonfarm industries, annual net Change, 1999–2009
| Year |
Net change in employment |
1999 |
3,173,000 |
2000 |
1,953,000 |
2001 |
-1,762,000 |
2002 |
-540,000 |
2003 |
87,000 |
2004 |
2,047,000 |
2005 |
2,544,000 |
2006 |
2,139,000 |
2007 |
1,152,000 |
2008 |
-3,078,000 |
2009 |
-4,164,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Payroll employment in 2009.
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