May 7, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

The employment situation in April 2012

One-month change in payroll employment, by industry, April 2012
Industry	Change in payroll employment (p)
Professional and business services	62,000
Retail trade	29,300
Education and health services	23,000
Manufacturing	16,000
Leisure and hospitality	12,000
Wholesale trade	7,400
Financial activities	1,000
Mining and logging	0
Construction	-2,000
Information	-2,000
Other services	-2,000
Government	-15,000
Transportation and warehousing	-16,600
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary

These data are featured in the TED article, The employment situation in April 2012.

These data are featured in the TED article, The employment situation in April 2012.

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