U.S. Employment Snapshot
October 2020 Employment Snapshot
- The US economy added 638,000 jobs in October 2020
- The national unemployment rate fell to 6.9%
- Average weekly earnings were $1,026.60
- 149,806,000 people were employed in October 2020
- 11,061,000 people were unemployed
- Mid-Size businesses led the hiring wave with 37% of new hires
- Professionals had the lowest unemployment rate at 3.3%
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October 2020, the US economy added 638,000 jobs.
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September 2020, the US economy gained 661,000 jobs.
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August 2020, the US economy gained 1,400,000 jobs.
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July 2020, the US economy gained 1.8 million jobs.
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June 2020, the US economy gained 4.8 million jobs.
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May 2020, the US economy gained 2.5 million jobs.
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April 2020, the US economy lost 20.5 million jobs.
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March 2020, the US economy lost 701,000 jobs.
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February 2020, the US economy added 273,000 new jobs.
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January 2020, the US economy added 225,000 new jobs.
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December 2019, the US economy added 145,000 new jobs
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November 2019, the US economy added 266,000 new jobs
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October 2019, the US economy added 128,000 new jobs
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September 2019, the US economy added 136,000 new jobs
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August 2019, the US economy added 130,000 new jobs
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July 2019, the US economy added 164,000 new jobs
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June 2019, the US economy added 224,000 new jobs
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May 2019, the US economy added 75,000 new jobs
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April 2019, the US economy added 263,000 new jobs
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March 2019, the US economy added 196,000 new jobs
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February 2019, the US economy added 20,000 jobs
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January 2019, the US economy added 304,000 jobs
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December 2018, US Economy added 312,000 jobs
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November 2018, the US added 155,000 jobs
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October 2018, the U.S. economy added 250,000 jobs
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September 2018, the U.S. economy added 134,000 jobs
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August 2018, the US economy added 201,000 jobs
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July 2018, the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs
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June 2018, the U.S. economy added 213,000 jobs
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May 2018, the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs
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April 2018, the U.S. economy added 164,000 jobs
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