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Net Change in Private Payroll Employment, 2001-08
Table Data for Figure
Thousands of jobs, 3-month moving average
Period Net change in payroll employment
January 2001 87.00
February 2001 12.33
March 2001 -42.00
April 2001 -135.67
May 2001 -159.33
June 2001 -215.00
July 2001 -163.33
August 2001 -200.67
September 2001 -211.33
October 2001 -273.00
November 2001 -323.00
December 2001 -302.67
January 2002 -234.67
February 2002 -173.67
March 2002 -126.33
April 2002 -107.33
May 2002 -80.00
June 2002 -55.00
July 2002 -53.33
August 2002 -47.67
September 2002 -55.00
October 2002 13.33
November 2002 29.00
December 2002 -21.33
January 2003 -44.00
February 2003 -91.33
March 2003 -103.00
April 2003 -129.33
May 2003 -70.00
June 2003 -17.67
July 2003 -7.00
August 2003 -2.67
September 2003 62.67
October 2003 113.00
November 2003 115.00
December 2003 101.00
January 2004 103.00
February 2004 95.67
March 2004 155.00
April 2004 184.67
May 2004 277.00
June 2004 217.00
July 2004 152.33
August 2004 81.33
September 2004 101.33
October 2004 192.00
November 2004 177.67
December 2004 164.33
January 2005 88.67
February 2005 145.00
March 2005 143.00
April 2005 213.33
May 2005 199.00
June 2005 250.00
July 2005 239.00
August 2005 251.33
September 2005 200.67
October 2005 150.67
November 2005 190.67
December 2005 192.67
January 2006 240.67
February 2006 215.67
March 2006 250.67
April 2006 206.33
May 2006 129.00
June 2006 82.67
July 2006 99.33
August 2006 151.67
September 2006 158.67
October 2006 119.67
November 2006 119.00
December 2006 142.33
January 2007 155.33
February 2007 98.67
March 2007 89.33
April 2007 63.33
May 2007 108.67
June 2007 85.33
July 2007 105.67
August 2007 70.67
September 2007 62.33
October 2007 67.67
November 2007 71.67
December 2007 67.67
January 2008 33.00

Note: Nonfarm business sector. The data are monthly and extend through January 2008.

Source: Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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