May 09, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment changes by industry, April 2011

Over-the-month change in payroll employment, selected industries, April 2011
Industry	Change from March 2011 to April 2011
Retail trade	57,100
Professional and business services	51,000
Education and health services	49,000
Leisure and hospitality	46,000
Manufacturing	29,000
Mining and logging	10,000
Government	-24,000

These data are featured in the TED article, Employment changes by industry, April 2011.

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