A few sectors came roaring back in October: Professional and business services added 70,000 payrolls, well above its previous average monthly gain of 15,000 jobs. The report had especially good news for administrative and support workers, with around 24,000 jobs added, and workers in consulting, with around 17,000.
Healthcare also continued to be a stalwart of the labor market, adding 42,000 roles in October — also well above its average 31,000 new monthly payrolls.
A few sectors came roaring back in October: Professional and business services added 70,000 payrolls, well above its previous average monthly gain of 15,000 jobs. The report had especially good news for administrative and support workers, with around 24,000 jobs added, and workers in consulting, with around 17,000.
Healthcare also continued to be a stalwart of the labor market, adding 42,000 roles in October — also well above its average 31,000 new monthly payrolls.
Conversely, data center employment wasn’t enough to offset larger losses in construction. The sector lost 3,000 payrolls, with major losses in residential construction. Even so, nonresidential specialty trade contractors — the electricians and other workers who help build data centers and other commercial and industrial projects — added 7,900 payrolls.
And even as the country gears up for the holiday season, leisure and hospitality employment fell; payrolls in accommodation and food services tumbled by 10,600 — a sign that Americans might not be vacationing or eating out as much.
