June 07, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
First quarter 2011 productivity revised upward
1-month change in payroll employment, by industry, April–May 2011
| Industry |
Change in payroll employment |
Total nonfarm |
54,000 |
Professional and business services |
44,000 |
Education and health services |
34,000 |
Transportation and warehousing |
8,000 |
Mining and logging |
6,000 |
Wholesale trade |
3,300 |
Financial activities |
3,000 |
Other services |
3,000 |
Construction |
2,000 |
Information |
-1,000 |
Manufacturing |
-5,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
-6,000 |
Retail trade |
-8,500 |
Government |
-29,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Payroll employment little changed in May 2011.
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