November JOB GAINS

178KTOTAL JOBS ADDED

EMPLOYMENT TRENDS REPORT

Dec 2016

Total NONFARM PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT GAINS

SEPT OCT NOV

208KNUMBERS HAVE BEEN REVISED

142KNUMBERS HAVE BEEN REVISED

178K

Average MONTHLY GAINS

176K/MONTH OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS

196,300K/MONTH OVERTHE PAST 12 MONTHS

Total NONFARM PAYROLL JOB GAINS

63K

28K

19K

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES SAW THE LARGEST GAINS

Average WORK WEEK

34.4 NONFARM PAYROLLHOURS

3.3 FACTORY OVERTIME HOURS

40.6 MANUFACTURINGHOURS

33.6PRODUCTION &NONSUPERVISORY HOURS

While the pace of overall hiring has slowed from peak levelsin 2013, there’s some holiday cheer in this month’s jobsreport for job seekers. Given that payroll budgets are beingreset for January, December is one of the best times for jobseekers to pursue new flexible and permanentemployment opportunities.

RICHARD WAHLQUISTPRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AMERICAN STAFFING ASSOCIATION

0.5%STAFFING EMPLOYMENT UP .5% FROM OCTOBER AND UP 1.9% FROM NOVERMBER 2015

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1.9%YEAR-TO-YEAR STAFFING JOB GROWTH AVERAGED 1.9% PER MONTH OVER THE PAST 12 MONTHS

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

Sources

1 HTTP://WWW.BLS.GOV/NEWS.RELEASE/EMPSIT.NR0.HTM

2 HTTPS://AMERICANSTAFFING.NET/POSTS/2016/12/02/BLS-STAFFING-EMPLOYMENT-EDGES-NOVEMBER/

American STAFFING ASSOCIATION

Average HOURLY PAY Unemployment RATE

U.S. STAFFING INDUSTRY

NONFARM PAYROLL$25.89

AVG. HOURLY EARNINGS INCREASED 2.5% OVER THE YEAR

2.5%

PRIVATE-SECTORPRODUCTION & NONSUPERVISORY

$21.73 4.6%UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECREASED TO

HEALTH CARE

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