US Nonfarm Payroll and Unemployment Rate: Difference between revisions

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|2023 December
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* The return of striking workers boosted the non-farm payrolls by 30,000, according to Bloomberg.
* The return of striking workers boosted the non-farm payrolls by 30,000, according to Bloomberg.
* Job gains were led by healthcare (+77,000), government (+49,000), manufacturing (28,000) leisure and hospitality (40,000).
* Job gains were led by healthcare (+77,000), government (+49,000), manufacturing (28,000) leisure and hospitality (40,000).
=== December ===
* Nonfarm payrolls increased by 216,000 in December<ref>https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm</ref>, exceeding November’s 173,000 (revised down from 199,000) and 170,000 estimate<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/05/jobs-report-december-2023-payrolls-increased-by-216000-in-december.html</ref>.
* Unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%, lower than 3.8% estimate.
* Labor force participation rate fell to 62.5% from 62.8% in November, below expectations to be flat.
* Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% on the month, higher than the 0.3% estimate (+0.4% previously).
* Yearly, average hourly earnings rose 4.1%, higher than 3.9% estimate (+4.0% previously).
* Job gains were led by government (+52,000), healthcare (+38,000), leisure and hospitality (+40,000), social assistance (+21,000) and construction (+17,000).


== Developments Cyclical Sectors ==
== Developments Cyclical Sectors ==