155,000 Jobs Added in November, Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.7%
Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 155,000 in November, a decrease from last month’s downwardly revised reading of 237,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national unemployment rate remained at 3.7%. Private service-providing industries gained 132,000 jobs, led by health care and social assistance, which added 40,000 jobs. Goods-producing employment rose by 29,000