Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 263,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care, and government. Employment declined in retail trade and in transportation and warehousing. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the ... (full story)

The US added 263,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department announced on Friday, another strong month of jobs growth. The unemployment rate remained at 3.7%, close to a 50-year low. Employers hired 261,000 new positions in October and 263,000 in September and the latest figures show hiring has remained resilient despite rising interest rates and the announcement of a series of layoffs at technology and real estate companies. The government figures follows a downbeat report from ADP, the US’s largest payroll supplier. On Wednesday ADP said the private sector had added just 127,000 positions for the month, well below ... (full story)