October 7, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Payroll employment edges up in September 2011

1-month change in payroll employment by industry, August–September 2011
Industry	Change in payroll employment (p)
Professional and business services	48,000
Education and health services	45,000
Information	34,000
Construction	26,000
Mining and logging	5,000
Transportation and warehousing	-2,000
Other services	-3,000
Leisure and hospitality	-4,000
Financial activities	-8,000
Manufacturing	-13,000
Government	-34,000
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary

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