But this time, most of the monthly numbers have been obtained.

Column 2 is the monthly number of additional slots multiplied by 12 months.

Last month, these companies cut just 3,000 jobs, the smallest monthly number since the reductions began 16 months ago.

As any labor economist will say, this monthly number jumps around a lot.

The financial markets took a beating, despite the many voices saying that monthly numbers, especially on trade, are not too reliable.

Still, the job market may not be quite as weak as the monthly number suggested.

The monthly number of unique users in March 2010 stood at 33.4 million, a 27.2% increase in the same period the previous year.

The highest monthly number of immigrants was roughly 5,000, in February.

The monthly numbers, he said, have a lot of statistical "noise" in them.

"No one should be swayed by any monthly number," he said.