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Payroll employment rises by 266,000 in November; unemployment rate changes little at 3.5%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 266,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 3.5 percent. Notable job gains occurred in health care and in professional and technical services. Employment rose in manufacturing, reflecting the return of workers from a strike.

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12/04/2019

County Employment and Wages (QCEW) database now fully updated through 2nd quarter 2019

12/03/2019

In 2018, 13.2 million persons experience some unemployment, down 1.3 million from 2017

11/27/2019

October jobless rates down over the year in 240 of 389 metro areas; payroll jobs up in 49

11/22/2019

In 2017-18, 16% of the U.S. population, or 40.4 million people, provide unpaid eldercare

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