April 2008:
• Total nonfarm payroll employment up 700
• Goods-producing sector employment up 600
• Service-providing sector up 100
• Total unemployment down 300
• Unemployment rate down from 4.8 to 4.6 percent
Over the Year:
• Total nonfarm payroll employment up
2,000
• Goods-producing sector down 500
• Service-providing sector up 2,500
• Total unemployment up 1,000
• Unemployment rate up from 4.1 to 4.6 percent
