RJ and Makay

Wall Street employment climbed 5.1 percent in March from a year ago, but was roughly flat on a monthly basis. Investment banking headcount moved slightly higher, though the category posted it’s lowest total in 10 months, according to the New York State Department of Labor.

Overall, Wall Street reported 169,000 professionals, up from 160,800 a year ago, but down 0.4 percent from 169,600 in February. So far this year, the financial services industry has added 8,200 jobs. In 2010, the securities industry added jobs in 11 of 12 months, with average gains of 800 per month.