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Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 211,000 in November 2015. That compares with an average monthly gain of 210,000 so far in 2015. In 2014, job gains averaged 260,000 per month.
Month | Change |
---|---|
Jan 2012 |
380,000 |
Feb 2012 |
247,000 |
Mar 2012 |
216,000 |
Apr 2012 |
87,000 |
May 2012 |
113,000 |
Jun 2012 |
35,000 |
Jul 2012 |
177,000 |
Aug 2012 |
188,000 |
Sep 2012 |
144,000 |
Oct 2012 |
213,000 |
Nov 2012 |
164,000 |
Dec 2012 |
293,000 |
Jan 2013 |
205,000 |
Feb 2013 |
314,000 |
Mar 2013 |
115,000 |
Apr 2013 |
187,000 |
May 2013 |
219,000 |
Jun 2013 |
127,000 |
Jul 2013 |
164,000 |
Aug 2013 |
256,000 |
Sep 2013 |
150,000 |
Oct 2013 |
225,000 |
Nov 2013 |
317,000 |
Dec 2013 |
109,000 |
Jan 2014 |
166,000 |
Feb 2014 |
188,000 |
Mar 2014 |
225,000 |
Apr 2014 |
330,000 |
May 2014 |
236,000 |
Jun 2014 |
286,000 |
Jul 2014 |
249,000 |
Aug 2014 |
213,000 |
Sep 2014 |
250,000 |
Oct 2014 |
221,000 |
Nov 2014 |
423,000 |
Dec 2014 |
329,000 |
Jan 2015 |
201,000 |
Feb 2015 |
266,000 |
Mar 2015 |
119,000 |
Apr 2015 |
187,000 |
May 2015 |
260,000 |
Jun 2015 |
245,000 |
Jul 2015 |
223,000 |
Aug 2015 |
153,000 |
Sep 2015 |
145,000 |
Oct 2015(p) |
298,000 |
Nov 2015(p) |
211,000 |
Footnotes: (p) preliminary. |
Employment in construction rose by 46,000 in November, with much of the increase occurring in residential specialty trade contractors (+26,000). Over the year, construction employment increased by 259,000.
In November, professional and technical services (part of professional and business services) added 28,000 jobs. Healthcare employment (part of education and health services) increased by 24,000 over the month, following a large gain in October (+51,000). Hospitals added 13,000 jobs. Over the year, healthcare employment grew by 470,000.
Industry | October 2015 to November 2015(p) | November 2014 to November 2015(p) |
---|---|---|
Total nonfarm |
211,000 | 2,637,000 |
Mining and logging |
-11,000 | -123,000 |
Construction |
46,000 | 259,000 |
Manufacturing |
-1,000 | 36,000 |
Wholesale trade |
9,100 | 75,800 |
Retail trade |
30,700 | 284,200 |
Transportation and warehousing |
6,400 | 87,800 |
Utilities |
2,400 | 12,000 |
Information |
-12,000 | 34,000 |
Financial activities |
14,000 | 141,000 |
Professional and business services |
27,000 | 606,000 |
Educational and health services |
40,000 | 638,000 |
Leisure and hospitality |
39,000 | 438,000 |
Other services |
6,000 | 55,000 |
Government |
14,000 | 93,000 |
Footnotes: (p) preliminary. |
Retail trade employment continued to trend up in November (+31,000) and increased by 284,000 over the year.
Employment in mining and logging continued to decline in November (−11,000), with losses concentrated in support activities for mining (−7,000). Since November 2014, employment in mining and logging declined by 123,000.
In November, information lost 12,000 jobs. Within the industry, employment in motion pictures and sound recording decreased by 13,000 but showed little change over the year.
These data are from the Current Employment Statistics program. Data for the most recent 2 months are preliminary. To learn more, see "The Employment Situation — November 2015" (HTML) (PDF). More charts featuring nonfarm employment data are in Current Employment Statistics Highlights: November 2015.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment up 211,000 from October 2015 to November 2015 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2015/employment-up-211000-from-october-2015-to-november-2015.htm (visited November 04, 2024).