U.S. nonfarm payrolls grew by 165,000 in October, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on November 6. The unemployment rate was 4.1% and had stayed between 4.1% and 4.3% since March.
Transportation and warehousing added 25,000 jobs. The agency also revised its August and September payroll estimates up by a combined 84,000. It attributed the revisions to additional survey responses and the recalculation of seasonal factors.
Why it matters
The payroll count and unemployment rate come from different surveys. Reading them together helps distinguish hiring at employers from changes in employment across households.
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