November JOB GAINS
178KTOTAL JOBS ADDED
EMPLOYMENT TRENDS REPORT
Dec 2016
Total NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT GAINS
SEPT OCT NOV
208KNUMBERS HAVE BEEN REVISED
142KNUMBERS HAVE BEEN REVISED
178K
Average MONTHLY GAINS
176K/MONTH OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS
196,300K/MONTH OVERTHE PAST 12 MONTHS
Total NONFARM PAYROLL JOB GAINS
63K
28K
19K
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES SAW THE LARGEST GAINS
Average WORK WEEK
34.4 NONFARM PAYROLLHOURS
3.3 FACTORY OVERTIME HOURS
40.6 MANUFACTURINGHOURS
33.6PRODUCTION &NONSUPERVISORY HOURS
While the pace of overall hiring has slowed from peak levelsin 2013, there’s some holiday cheer in this month’s jobsreport for job seekers. Given that payroll budgets are beingreset for January, December is one of the best times for jobseekers to pursue new flexible and permanentemployment opportunities.
RICHARD WAHLQUISTPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION
0.5%STAFFING EMPLOYMENT UP .5% FROM OCTOBER AND UP 1.9% FROM NOVERMBER 2015
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1.9%YEAR-TO-YEAR STAFFING JOB GROWTH AVERAGED 1.9% PER MONTH OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Sources
1 HTTP://WWW.BLS.GOV/NEWS.RELEASE/EMPSIT.NR0.HTM
2 HTTPS://AMERICANSTAFFING.NET/POSTS/2016/12/02/BLS-STAFFING-EMPLOYMENT-EDGES-NOVEMBER/
American STAFFING ASSOCIATION
Average HOURLY PAY Unemployment RATE
U.S. STAFFING INDUSTRY
NONFARM PAYROLL$25.89
AVG. HOURLY EARNINGS INCREASED 2.5% OVER THE YEAR
2.5%
PRIVATE-SECTORPRODUCTION & NONSUPERVISORY
$21.73 4.6%UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASED TO
HEALTH CARE
CONSTRUCTION
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