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April 15, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Employment in tax preparation services

Employment in tax preparation services,
January 2001–September 2010
Month Employment

Jan 2001

 149,860

Feb 2001

 162,999

Mar 2001

 146,914

Apr 2001

 138,935

May 2001

 41,022

Jun 2001

 32,756

Jul 2001

 27,968

Aug 2001

 29,396

Sep 2001

 30,371

Oct 2001

 30,384

Nov 2001

 32,825

Dec 2001

 78,948

Jan 2002

 160,915

Feb 2002

 173,254

Mar 2002

 158,386

Apr 2002

 148,923

May 2002

 43,590

Jun 2002

 40,326

Jul 2002

 30,982

Aug 2002

 32,265

Sep 2002

 33,823

Oct 2002

 38,131

Nov 2002

 58,075

Dec 2002

 99,945

Jan 2003

 180,227

Feb 2003

 188,842

Mar 2003

 167,273

Apr 2003

 152,348

May 2003

 44,845

Jun 2003

 36,854

Jul 2003

 30,660

Aug 2003

 32,265

Sep 2003

 34,406

Oct 2003

 33,851

Nov 2003

 63,407

Dec 2003

 101,884

Jan 2004

 181,702

Feb 2004

 195,865

Mar 2004

 172,504

Apr 2004

 160,087

May 2004

 50,272

Jun 2004

 40,884

Jul 2004

 33,942

Aug 2004

 35,783

Sep 2004

 37,935

Oct 2004

 38,438

Nov 2004

 63,507

Dec 2004

 109,917

Jan 2005

 195,722

Feb 2005

 207,070

Mar 2005

 175,977

Apr 2005

 170,765

May 2005

 51,374

Jun 2005

 42,261

Jul 2005

 35,458

Aug 2005

 36,930

Sep 2005

 38,397

Oct 2005

 39,341

Nov 2005

 49,789

Dec 2005

 109,416

Jan 2006

 192,935

Feb 2006

 211,335

Mar 2006

 183,817

Apr 2006

 177,302

May 2006

 54,252

Jun 2006

 44,123

Jul 2006

 38,222

Aug 2006

 40,693

Sep 2006

 42,861

Oct 2006

 46,204

Nov 2006

 65,819

Dec 2006

 128,588

Jan 2007

 211,788

Feb 2007

 222,737

Mar 2007

 194,306

Apr 2007

 186,537

May 2007

 59,026

Jun 2007

 47,668

Jul 2007

 40,519

Aug 2007

 43,771

Sep 2007

 45,916

Oct 2007

 47,870

Nov 2007

 62,214

Dec 2007

 123,744

Jan 2008

 217,440

Feb 2008

 228,568

Mar 2008

 199,007

Apr 2008

 191,576

May 2008

 59,812

Jun 2008

 48,830

Jul 2008

 43,203

Aug 2008

 44,997

Sep 2008

 46,621

Oct 2008

 49,376

Nov 2008

 76,749

Dec 2008

 129,674

Jan 2009

 229,056

Feb 2009

 237,675

Mar 2009

 202,124

Apr 2009

 193,423

May 2009

 60,077

Jun 2009

 48,705

Jul 2009

 43,608

Aug 2009

 44,762

Sep 2009

 45,707

Oct 2009

 49,419

Nov 2009

 93,243

Dec 2009

 109,202

Jan 2010

 (p) 211,006

Feb 2010

 (p) 222,658

Mar 2010

 (p) 198,171

Apr 2010

 (p) 189,508

May 2010

 (p) 62,162

Jun 2010

 (p) 50,341

Jul 2010

 (p) 44,578

Aug 2010

 (p) 45,506

Sep 2010

 (p) 45,878

Footnotes:
(p) Data for 2010 are preliminary
Employment in tax preparation services, annual average, 2001–2009
      Year       Employment

2001

 75,198

2002

 84,885

2003

 88,905

2004

 93,403

2005

 96,042

2006

 102,179

2007

 107,175

2008

 111,321

2009

 113,083

These data are featured in the TED article, Employment in tax preparation services.                                                                                                

 

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