U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
Payroll employment rises by 165,000 in October; unemployment rate changes little at 4.1%
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Summary
- Payroll employment rises by 165,000 in October; unemployment rate changes little at 4.1%
- Prior months revised: August from +133,000 to +186,000; September from +29,000 to +60,000 (84,000 higher combined).
- Next release: Fri Dec 4, 8:30 AM ET
Breakdown
- Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
- The unemployment rate has remained in a narrow range of 4.1 percent to 4.3 percent since March.
- Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates showed little or no change in October for adult men (3.9 percent), adult women (3.6 percent), teenagers (13.9 percent), and people who are White (3.7 percent), Black (6.6 percent), Asian (2.8 percent)…
- Establishment Survey Data Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 165,000 in October, higher than the average monthly gain of 48,000 over the prior 12 months.
- The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for August was revised up by 53,000, from +133,000 to +186,000, and the change for September was revised up by 31,000, from +29,000 to +60,000.
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