Manufacturing, wholesale trade employment remain flat in November
Employment showed little change in November for major industries including mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction; manufacturing; wholesale trade; and retail trade, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Construction employment grew by 28,000 in November, as nonresidential specialty trade contractors added 19,000 jobs. Construction employment had changed little over the prior 12 months.
In November, the unemployment rate, at 4.6 percent, was little changed from September.
Both the labor force participation rate (62.5 percent) and the employment-population ratio (59.6 percent) were little changed from September. These measures showed little or no change over the year.
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY MAGAZINE
The November/December issue of Industrial Supply magazine features an in-depth cover story about Applied Industrial Technologies. Plus, we're featuring articles by contributing writers Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam and Frank Hurtte, as well as interviews with numerous product and distribution industry experts.
