223,000 +
Total Jobs Added*
(* Non-Farm Jobs Only)
3.5 %
Unemployment Rate
(Decreased by .2% since November)
Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in December, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care, construction, and social assistance. The number of persons not in the labor force who currently want a job fell by 352,000 to 5.2 million in December and is little different from its February 2020 level of 5.1 million. These individuals were not counted as unemployed because they were not actively looking for work during the 4 weeks preceding the survey or were unavailable to take a job.
Industry-Specific Updates – November 2022
Professional & Business Services
-6,000
- Temporary help services -35000
- Job growth +50,000 per month
Leisure and Hospitality
+67,000
- Food and beverages +26,000
- Amusement and recreation +25,000
- Accommodation +10,000
Healthcare
+55,000
- Ambulatory health care +30,000
- Hospitals +16,000
- Nursing and residential care +9,000
- Job growth +49,000 per month
Transportation & Warehousing
+5,000
- Air transportation +3,000
- Couriers and messengers -4,000
- Warehousing and storage -3,000
Manufacturing
+8,000
- Durable goods industries +24,000
- Non-durable goods -6,000
- Job growth +30,000 per month
Additional Growth Sectors
+2,000
- Social assistance +20,000
- Family services +10,000
- Other services industry +14,000
- Mining industry +4,000
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rate for Whites fell to 3.0 percent in December. The jobless rates for adult men (3.1 percent), adult women (3.2 percent), teenagers (10.4 percent), Blacks (5.7 percent), Asians (2.4 percent), and Hispanics (4.1 percent) showed little or no change over the month.
Source: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics
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