February 16, 2010 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Payroll employment in January 2010
Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, January 2008–January 2010
| Month |
1-Month Net Change |
Jan 2008 |
-10,000 |
Feb 2008 |
-50,000 |
Mar 2008 |
-33,000 |
Apr 2008 |
-149,000 |
May 2008 |
-231,000 |
Jun 2008 |
-193,000 |
Jul 2008 |
-210,000 |
Aug 2008 |
-334,000 |
Sep 2008 |
-458,000 |
Oct 2008 |
-554,000 |
Nov 2008 |
-728,000 |
Dec 2008 |
-673,000 |
Jan 2009 |
-779,000 |
Feb 2009 |
-726,000 |
Mar 2009 |
-753,000 |
Apr 2009 |
-582,000 |
May 2009 |
-347,000 |
Jun 2009 |
-504,000 |
Jul 2009 |
-344,000 |
Aug 2009 |
-211,000 |
Sep 2009 |
-225,000 |
Oct 2009 |
-224,000 |
Nov 2009 |
64,000 |
Dec 2009 |
-150,000 |
Jan 2010 |
-20,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Payroll employment in January 2010.
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