September 13, 2010

Employment changes by industry in August 2010

1-month change in nonfarm payroll employment by selected industries, July–August 2010
Industry	Change in payroll employment (p)
Education and health services	45,000
Professional and business services	20,000
Construction	19,000
Mining and logging	8,000
Manufacturing	-27,000
Government	-121,000
Footnotes: (p) = preliminary.

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