The US economy added 145,000 new Jobs in December 2019 ending the year with 2.1 million new jobs created for 2019. The US unemployment rate remains unchanged at 3.5% for the year. This following a bumper 2018 that 2.7 million new jobs.

The manufacturing employment numbers were down 12,000 for the month of December this may be in part due to a slight revision of the November 2019 Job numbers. November was revised downwards to a 256,000 net gain from the previously reported 266,000 net gain. In total this key sector added a total of 57,000 new jobs in 2019.

Employment status, sex, and age Oct 2019 Nov 2019 Dec 2019 TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population(1) 259,845 260,020 260,181 Civilian labor force 164,401 164,347 164,556 Participation rate 63.3 63.2 63.2 Employed 158,544 158,536 158,803 Employment-population ratio 61 61 61 Unemployed 5,857 5,811 5,753 Unemployment rate 3.6 3.5 3.5 Men, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population(1) 117,242 117,331 117,413 Civilian labor force 83,911 84,057 84,008 Participation rate 71.6 71.6 71.5 Employed 81,196 81,377 81,390 Employment-population ratio 69.3 69.4 69.3 Unemployed 2,715 2,679 2,618 Unemployment rate 3.2 3.2 3.1 Women, 20 years and over Civilian noninstitutional population(1) 125,907 125,998 126,082 Civilian labor force 74,542 74,291 74,584 Participation rate 59.2 59 59.2 Employed 72,130 71,881 72,200 Employment-population ratio 57.3 57 57.3 Unemployed 2,411 2,411 2,383 Unemployment rate 3.2 3.2 3.2 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years Civilian noninstitutional population(1) 16,696 16,692 16,686 Civilian labor force 5,948 5,999 5,964 Participation rate 35.6 35.9 35.7 Employed 5,218 5,278 5,213 Employment-population ratio 31.3 31.6 31.2 Unemployed 730 721 752 Unemployment rate

Statistics in full – As per US Department of Labour Statistics

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — DECEMBER 2019

Total non farm payroll employment rose by 145,000 in December, and the unemployment

rate was unchanged at 3.5 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported

today. Notable job gains occurred in retail trade and health care, while mining

lost jobs.

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 non farm employment, hours, and earnings by industry.

For more information about the concepts and statistical methodology used in these

two surveys, see the Technical Note.

US Bureau of Labour Statistics website here

Household Survey Data

In December, the unemployment rate held at 3.5 percent, and the number of unemployed persons was unchanged at 5.8 million. A year earlier, the jobless rate was 3.9 percent, and the number of unemployed persons was 6.3 million. (See table A-1.)

Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (3.1 percent), adult women (3.2 percent), teenagers (12.6 percent), Whites (3.2 percent), Blacks (5.9 percent),

Asians (2.5 percent), and Hispanics (4.2 percent) showed little or no change in December.

The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks or more), at 1.2 million, was unchanged in December and accounted for 20.5 percent of the unemployed.

The labor force participation rate was unchanged at 63.2 percent in December. The

employment-population ratio was 61.0 percent for the fourth consecutive month but was

up by 0.4 percentage point over the year.

The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons, at 4.1 million, changed

little in December but was down by 507,000 over the year. These individuals, who would

have preferred full-time employment, were working part time because their hours had been

reduced or they were unable to find full-time jobs.

In December, 1.2 million persons were marginally attached to the labor force, down by

310,000 from a year earlier. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) These individuals were

not in the labor force, wanted and were available for work, and had looked for a job

sometime in the prior 12 months. They were not counted as unemployed because they had

not searched for work in the 4 weeks preceding the survey.

Among the marginally attached, there were 277,000 discouraged workers in December, down

by 98,000 from a year earlier. (Data are not seasonally adjusted.) Discouraged workers

are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available for

them. The remaining 969,000 persons marginally attached to the labor force in December

had not searched for work for reasons such as school attendance or family responsibilities.

Establishment Survey Data

Total non farm payroll employment increased by 145,000 in December. Notable job gains

occurred in retail trade and health care, while mining lost jobs. In 2019, payroll

employment rose by 2.1 million, down from a gain of 2.7 million in 2018. (See table B-1.)

In December, retail trade added 41,000 jobs. Employment increased in clothing and

accessories stores (+33,000) and in building material and garden supply stores (+7,000);

both industries showed employment declines in the prior month. Employment in retail trade

changed little, on net, in both 2019 and 2018 (+9,000 and +14,000, respectively).

Employment in health care increased by 28,000 in December. Ambulatory health care services

and hospitals added jobs over the month (+23,000 and +9,000, respectively). Health care

added 399,000 jobs in 2019, compared with an increase of 350,000 in 2018.

Employment in leisure and hospitality continued to trend up in December (+40,000). The

industry added 388,000 jobs in 2019, similar to the increase in 2018 (+359,000).

Mining employment declined by 8,000 in December. In 2019, employment in mining declined by 24,000, after rising by 63,000 in 2018.

Construction employment changed little in December (+20,000). Employment in the industry rose by 151,000 in 2019, about half of the 2018 gain of 307,000.

In December, employment in professional and business services showed little change

(+10,000). The industry added 397,000 jobs in 2019, down from an increase of 561,000

jobs in 2018.

Employment in transportation and warehousing changed little in December (-10,000).

Employment in the industry increased by 57,000 in 2019, about one-fourth of the 2018

gain of 216,000.

Manufacturing employment was little changed in December (-12,000). Employment in the industry changed little in 2019 (+46,000), after increasing in 2018 (+264,000).

In December, employment showed little change in other major industries, including wholesale trade, information, financial activities, and government.

In December, average hourly earnings for all employees on private non farm payrolls rose by 3 cents to $28.32. Over the last 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 2.9 percent. In December, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and non supervisory employees, at $23.79, were little changed (+2 cents).

The average workweek for all employees on private non farm payrolls was unchanged at 34.3

hours in December. In manufacturing, the average workweek and overtime remained at 40.5

hours and 3.2 hours, respectively. The average workweek of private-sector production and

non supervisory employees held at 33.5 hours.

The change in total non farm payroll employment for October was revised down by 4,000 from

+156,000 to +152,000, and the change for November was revised down by 10,000 from +266,000

to +256,000. With these revisions, employment gains in October and November combined were

14,000 lower than previously reported. (Monthly revisions result from additional reports

received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and

from the recalculation of seasonal factors.) After revisions, job gains have averaged

184,000 over the last 3 months.

The Employment Situation for January is scheduled to be released on Friday, February 7,

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