November NFP = 288K

The November jobs report is out.

The U.S. economy created 228,000 net new jobs last month. The unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%. The private sector added 221,000 jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 0.2%. In the last year, AHE is up 2.5%.

The labor force participation rate was 62.7%. U6, which is a broader measure of unemployment, came in at 8%.

Here’s the monthly change in nonfarm payrolls:

Here’s the unemployment rate:

Posted by on December 8th, 2017 at 8:32 am


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