{"id":6907,"date":"2010-05-07t09:51:30","date_gmt":"2010-05-07t13:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=6907"},"modified":"2023-10-26t09:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26t13:25:16","slug":"accounting-adds-1100-jobs-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2010\/05\/07\/accounting-adds-1100-jobs-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"accounting adds 1,100 jobs in april"},"content":{"rendered":"

the bureau of labor statistics reported today in its monthly employment situation report that the accounting and bookkeeping sector gained a preliminary 1,100 jobs in april, reaching a seasonally adjusted workforce of 912,200.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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accounting and bookkeeping services. click to enlarge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

april’s increase followed\u00a0 a drop to 911,100 in march, down from 917,400 in february and 919,000 in january.<\/p>\n

overall, the u.s. economy added an unexpectedly strong 290,000 jobs in april, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent. analysts had expected a gain of about 190,000 in the month.<\/p>\n

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total u.s. nonfarm employees. click to enlarge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

with today’s revisions, april was the fourth consecutive month that the overall economy added workers. a revised 230,000 jobs were added in march instead of 162,000. the job market still has a long way to go before it can be counted on to provide a base for a sustained economic recovery, the new york times reported. more than 15.3 million were unemployed last month.<\/p>\n

at cpa firms, employment data for march, the latest available, showed 415,700 workers, up from 411,900 in february and 399,500 in january.<\/p>\n

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offices of certified public accountants. click to enlarge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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