June 4, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
The employment situation in May 2012
One-month change in payroll employment, by industry, May 2012
| Industry |
Net change in employment |
Education and health services |
46,000 |
Transportation and warehousing |
35,600 |
Wholesale trade |
15,900 |
Manufacturing |
12,000 |
Other services |
6,000 |
Financial activities |
3,000 |
Retail trade |
2,300 |
Mining and logging |
1,000 |
Utilities |
0 |
Professional and business services |
-1,000 |
Information |
-2,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
-9,000 |
Government |
-13,000 |
Construction |
-28,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, The employment situation in May 2012.
Unemployment rates by demographic group (National unemployment rate = 8.2 percent), May 2012
| Demographic group |
Unemployment rate (in percent) |
Adult men
(20 years and over) |
7.8 |
Adult women
(20 years and over) |
7.4 |
Teenagers
(16 to 19 years) |
24.6 |
White
(16 years
and over) |
7.4 |
Black or African American
(16 years
and over) |
13.6 |
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
(16 years
and over) |
11.0 |
These data are featured in the TED article, The employment situation in May 2012.
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