Payrolls Survey: Jobs Growth of 155,000 in November

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Total NonFarm Payrolls

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The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ November Payroll Survey reported a seasonally adjusted gain of 155,000 jobs, 161,000 in the private sector. Prior month revisions: October total jobs growth was revised down by 13,000 from a gain of 250,000 to a gain of 237,000 . September growth was revised up , but not significantly, from a gain of 118,000 to a gain of 119,000 .
Gains across the major employment sectors are shown in the bar-chart and table below.

Payroll Growth Components

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U.S. Payroll Jobs: Total Nonfarm. Seasonally Adjusted.
Sector Level (000s) Monthly Change (000s) Mthly Chg (%) Yr/Yr Change (000s)* Yr/Yr Chg (%)*
Nov. 2018 Sep. 2018 Oct. 2018 Nov. 2018 Nov. 2018 Sep. 2018 Oct. 2018 Nov. 2018 Nov. 2018
Total nonfarm 149,893 119.0 237.0 155.0 0.10 2,538.0 2,504.0 2,443.0 1.66
– Total private 127,515 117.0 251.0 161.0 0.13 2,477.0 2,451.0 2,395.0 1.91
– – Mining and logging 750 3.0 3.0 -3.0 -0.40 60.0 62.0 53.0 7.60
– – Construction 7,312 15.0 24.0 5.0 0.07 312.0 319.0 282.0 4.01
– – Manufacturing 12,807 19.0 26.0 27.0 0.21 285.0 291.0 288.0 2.30
– – Trade, transportation, and utilities 27,909 1.0 19.0 53.0 0.19 312.0 303.0 307.0 1.11
– – Information 2,759 -7.0 8.0 -8.0 -0.29 -25.0 -17.0 -21.0 -0.76
– – Financial activities 8,622 17.0 12.0 6.0 0.07 119.0 122.0 119.0 1.40
– – Professional and business services 21,207 52.0 58.0 32.0 0.15 547.0 545.0 561.0 2.72
– – Education and health services 23,823 9.0 39.0 34.0 0.14 453.0 477.0 473.0 2.03
– – Leisure and hospitality 16,444 5.0 56.0 15.0 0.09 327.0 273.0 268.0 1.66
– – Other services 5,882 3.0 6.0 0.0 0.00 87.0 76.0 65.0 1.12
– – Government 22,378 2.0 -14.0 -6.0 -0.03 61.0 53.0 48.0 0.21
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