November Jobs Report: 228K New Jobs, Better Than Forecast

Jon Economy, Market Commentary, Technical Analysis

This morning’s employment report for November showed a 228K increase in total nonfarm payrolls, which was better than forecasts. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. The Investing.com consensus was for 200K new jobs and the unemployment rate to remain at 4.1%. September and October nonfarm payrolls were revised for a total gain of 3K.
Here is an excerpt from the Employment Situation Summary released this morning by the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 228,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in professional and business services, manufacturing, and health care.
Here is a snapshot of the monthly percent change in Nonfarm Employment since 2000. We’ve added a 12-month moving average to highlight the long-term trend.

This post was published at FinancialSense on 12/08/2017.