EDs Post Largest ’12 Monthly Employee Gain

Here is the month-by-month Bureau of Labor Statistics estimate for employment in Electrical Distribution (NAICS 42361) — note that for this industry, EleBlog tracks ALL employees:

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
2007	151.9	153.1	152.2	152.2	153.2	154.6	155.8	156.1	154.6	156.1	157.0	156.9	154.5
2008	156.1	154.5	154.3	153.5	154.2	155.1	156.1	153.9	153.3	152.2	151.7	150.3	153.8
2009	148.4	146.9	145.3	143.6	142.2	142.1	141.2	140.9	139.6	138.9	137.8	137.9	142.1
2010	136.0	135.3	135.0	135.0	136.2	136.0	137.2	136.7	136.0	136.6	138.2	138.8	136.4
2011	138.2	137.5	137.8	138.4	139.0	139.1	139.7	140.0	139.1	140.1	140.1	140.9	139.2
2012	141.2	139.6	140.6	141.3	142.0	143.1	144.4	144.6	144.4	144.5	145.6(P)

And here’s the way the years 2007-12 look on a graph:

Yes, the graph makes 2012′s increases look rather paltry. Still, the November 2012 year-over-year increase is the highest of the year.

Source: http://electricalcontractor.com/?p=7672

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