November 2019 Employment Situation — 2019-12-06

(NOTE: This news release was reissued on February 21, 2020, to correct data in table A-5 on veterans and nonveterans. The population controls used in the weighting of veterans and nonveterans data were incorrect in the original publication. All differences between the original and corrected tables were minor, and the text was unaffected.) Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 266,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 3.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in health care and in professional and technical services. Employment rose in manufacturing, reflecting the return of workers from a strike. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey measures labor force status, including unemployment, by demographic characteristics. The establishment survey measures nonfarm employment, hours, and earnings by industry. For more information about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these two surveys, see the Technical Note.