January 6, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Payroll employment increases by 200,000 in December 2011
Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, December 2009–December 2011
| Month |
Change in payroll employment |
Dec 2009 |
-130,000 |
Jan 2010 |
-39,000 |
Feb 2010 |
-35,000 |
Mar 2010 |
192,000 |
Apr 2010 |
277,000 |
May 2010 |
458,000 |
Jun 2010 |
-192,000 |
Jul 2010 |
-49,000 |
Aug 2010 |
-59,000 |
Sep 2010 |
-29,000 |
Oct 2010 |
171,000 |
Nov 2010 |
93,000 |
Dec 2010 |
152,000 |
Jan 2011 |
68,000 |
Feb 2011 |
235,000 |
Mar 2011 |
194,000 |
Apr 2011 |
217,000 |
May 2011 |
53,000 |
Jun 2011 |
20,000 |
Jul 2011 |
127,000 |
Aug 2011 |
104,000 |
Sep 2011 |
210,000 |
Oct 2011 |
112,000 |
Nov 2011 |
100,000 |
Dec 2011 |
200,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Payroll employment increases by 200,000 in December 2011.
One-month change in payroll employment by industry, November–December 2011
| Industry |
Change in payroll employment |
Trade, transportation, and utilities |
90,000 |
Education and health services |
29,000 |
Manufacturing |
23,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
21,000 |
Construction |
17,000 |
Professional and business services |
12,000 |
Mining and logging |
8,000 |
Information |
6,000 |
Other services |
4,000 |
Financial activities |
2,000 |
Government |
-12,000 |
These data featured in the TED article, Payroll employment increases by 200,000 in December 2011.
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