April 9, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
The employment situation in March 2012
Nonfarm payroll employment over-the-month change, seasonally adjusted, March 2010–March 2012
| Month |
Employment |
Mar 2010 |
189,000 |
Apr 2010 |
239,000 |
May 2010 |
516,000 |
Jun 2010 |
-167,000 |
Jul 2010 |
-58,000 |
Aug 2010 |
-51,000 |
Sep 2010 |
-27,000 |
Oct 2010 |
220,000 |
Nov 2010 |
121,000 |
Dec 2010 |
120,000 |
Jan 2011 |
110,000 |
Feb 2011 |
220,000 |
Mar 2011 |
246,000 |
Apr 2011 |
251,000 |
May 2011 |
54,000 |
Jun 2011 |
84,000 |
Jul 2011 |
96,000 |
Aug 2011 |
85,000 |
Sep 2011 |
202,000 |
Oct 2011 |
112,000 |
Nov 2011 |
157,000 |
Dec 2011 |
223,000 |
Jan 2012 |
275,000 |
Feb 2012 |
240,000 |
Mar 2012 |
120,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, The employment situation in March 2012.
Unemployment rate, seasonally adjusted, March 2010–March 2012
| Month |
Rate |
Mar 2010 |
9.8% |
Apr 2010 |
9.9 |
May 2010 |
9.6 |
Jun 2010 |
9.4 |
Jul 2010 |
9.5 |
Aug 2010 |
9.6 |
Sep 2010 |
9.5 |
Oct 2010 |
9.5 |
Nov 2010 |
9.8 |
Dec 2010 |
9.4 |
Jan 2011 |
9.1 |
Feb 2011 |
9.0 |
Mar 2011 |
8.9 |
Apr 2011 |
9.0 |
May 2011 |
9.0 |
Jun 2011 |
9.1 |
Jul 2011 |
9.1 |
Aug 2011 |
9.1 |
Sep 2011 |
9.0 |
Oct 2011 |
8.9 |
Nov 2011 |
8.7 |
Dec 2011 |
8.5 |
Jan 2012 |
8.3 |
Feb 2012 |
8.3 |
Mar 2012 |
8.2 |
These data are featured in the TED article, The employment situation in March 2012.
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