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June 09, 2010

Employment changes by industry in May 2010

1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment by selected industries, May 2010
Industry	Change in payroll employment (p)
Government	390,000
Manufacturing	29,000
Professional and business services	22,000
Education and health services	17,000
Mining and logging	10,000
Trade, transportation, and utilities	6,000
Financial activities	-12,000
Construction	-35,000
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary

These data featured in the TED article, Employment changes by industry in May 2010.