April 15, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment in tax preparation services

Employment in tax preparation services,
January 2001–September 2010
Month	Employment
Jan 2001	149,860
Feb 2001	162,999
Mar 2001	146,914
Apr 2001	138,935
May 2001	41,022
Jun 2001	32,756
Jul 2001	27,968
Aug 2001	29,396
Sep 2001	30,371
Oct 2001	30,384
Nov 2001	32,825
Dec 2001	78,948
Jan 2002	160,915
Feb 2002	173,254
Mar 2002	158,386
Apr 2002	148,923
May 2002	43,590
Jun 2002	40,326
Jul 2002	30,982
Aug 2002	32,265
Sep 2002	33,823
Oct 2002	38,131
Nov 2002	58,075
Dec 2002	99,945
Jan 2003	180,227
Feb 2003	188,842
Mar 2003	167,273
Apr 2003	152,348
May 2003	44,845
Jun 2003	36,854
Jul 2003	30,660
Aug 2003	32,265
Sep 2003	34,406
Oct 2003	33,851
Nov 2003	63,407
Dec 2003	101,884
Jan 2004	181,702
Feb 2004	195,865
Mar 2004	172,504
Apr 2004	160,087
May 2004	50,272
Jun 2004	40,884
Jul 2004	33,942
Aug 2004	35,783
Sep 2004	37,935
Oct 2004	38,438
Nov 2004	63,507
Dec 2004	109,917
Jan 2005	195,722
Feb 2005	207,070
Mar 2005	175,977
Apr 2005	170,765
May 2005	51,374
Jun 2005	42,261
Jul 2005	35,458
Aug 2005	36,930
Sep 2005	38,397
Oct 2005	39,341
Nov 2005	49,789
Dec 2005	109,416
Jan 2006	192,935
Feb 2006	211,335
Mar 2006	183,817
Apr 2006	177,302
May 2006	54,252
Jun 2006	44,123
Jul 2006	38,222
Aug 2006	40,693
Sep 2006	42,861
Oct 2006	46,204
Nov 2006	65,819
Dec 2006	128,588
Jan 2007	211,788
Feb 2007	222,737
Mar 2007	194,306
Apr 2007	186,537
May 2007	59,026
Jun 2007	47,668
Jul 2007	40,519
Aug 2007	43,771
Sep 2007	45,916
Oct 2007	47,870
Nov 2007	62,214
Dec 2007	123,744
Jan 2008	217,440
Feb 2008	228,568
Mar 2008	199,007
Apr 2008	191,576
May 2008	59,812
Jun 2008	48,830
Jul 2008	43,203
Aug 2008	44,997
Sep 2008	46,621
Oct 2008	49,376
Nov 2008	76,749
Dec 2008	129,674
Jan 2009	229,056
Feb 2009	237,675
Mar 2009	202,124
Apr 2009	193,423
May 2009	60,077
Jun 2009	48,705
Jul 2009	43,608
Aug 2009	44,762
Sep 2009	45,707
Oct 2009	49,419
Nov 2009	93,243
Dec 2009	109,202
Jan 2010	(p) 211,006
Feb 2010	(p) 222,658
Mar 2010	(p) 198,171
Apr 2010	(p) 189,508
May 2010	(p) 62,162
Jun 2010	(p) 50,341
Jul 2010	(p) 44,578
Aug 2010	(p) 45,506
Sep 2010	(p) 45,878
Footnotes: (p) Data for 2010 are preliminary

Employment in tax preparation services, annual average, 2001–2009
Year	Employment
2001	75,198
2002	84,885
2003	88,905
2004	93,403
2005	96,042
2006	102,179
2007	107,175
2008	111,321
2009	113,083

These data are featured in the TED article, Employment in tax preparation services.

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