("Type UKWILOMA GP to graph changes in payrolls").
New York did not have a statistically significant change in payroll employment from July to August, but over the last year the state had lost 188,400 jobs.
Click on 'U.S. economy at a glance,' then on the green dinosaur next to 'Change in payroll employment' for a 10-year chart of monthly job gains and losses".
Payroll managers at many companies are also watching the negotiations closely but have already prepared systems for the two percentage point change in payroll taxes, said Scott A. Schapiro, a principal at KPMG. "We're primarily closed down from Christmas to New Year's," he said, "but our payroll folks are working.
The change in payrolls is derived from a survey of business establishments that the Labor Department conducts.
If the August employment report, which showed no overall change in payrolls, seemed too darned equivocal for you, do not fret: it will probably change.
Payroll gains have accelerated since the end of 2003, with the three-month average of month-to-month changes in nonfarm payrolls up from an average loss of 8,000 during the fourth quarter of 2003 to a gain of 180,000 in April.
The jobs numbers are derived from a survey of employers, who report monthly changes in their payrolls.
Because of big time lags in reporting regional unemployment rates, Brian Jones, a Salomon economist, chose for this exercise to subtract the annual percentage change in nonfarm payroll employment from the annual percentage change in consumer prices.
Don't tell anyone about challenges such as delays in payroll, changes in the budget, elimination of departments, or an awesome new consultant you just hired.
