May 11, 2010

Employment changes by industry in April 2010

1-month change in payroll employment by industry, March�April 2010
Industry	Change in payroll employment (P)
Professional and business services	80,000
Government	59,000
Leisure and hospitality	45,000
Manufacturing	44,000
Education and health services	35,000
Construction	14,000
Other services	9,000
Mining and logging	7,000
Financial activities	3,000
Information	-3,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities	-3,000
Footnote: (P) = preliminary.

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