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Payroll employment rises by 245,000 in November; unemployment rate edges down to 6.7%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 245,000 in November, and the unemployment rate edged down to 6.7 percent. These improvements reflect the continued resumption of economic activity that had been curtailed due to COVID-19, though the pace of improvement has moderated in recent months.

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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

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Forty years of falling manufacturing employment

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SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS

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Occupational Employment and Wages in Metro and Nonmetro Areas

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SPOTLIGHT ON STATISTICS

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Gulf War Era Veterans in the Labor Force

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MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW

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Latest Numbers

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Consumer Price Index (CPI):
unchanged in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

Unemployment Rate:
6.7% in Nov 2020 News Release Historical Data

Payroll Employment:
+245,000(p) in Nov 2020 News Release Historical Data

Average Hourly Earnings:
+$0.09(p) in Nov 2020 News Release Historical Data

Producer Price Index - Final Demand:
+0.3%(p) in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

Employment Cost Index (ECI):
+0.5% in 3rd Qtr of 2020 News Release Historical Data

Productivity:
+4.9% in 3rd Qtr of 2020 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Import Price Index:
-0.1% in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data

U.S. Export Price Index:
+0.2% in Oct 2020 News Release Historical Data