In October, the US employment statistics showed an increase of 0.012 million non-agricultural sector employees - an unemployment rate of 4.1%.

November 1, 2024 21:40 JST
In the October US employment statistics, the number of non-agricultural sector employees fell significantly below market estimates. The unemployment rate remained unchanged from the previous month.

The number of non-agricultural sector employees (establishment survey, seasonally adjusted) increased by 12,000 from the previous month.
The median estimate from economists was an increase of 0.1 million people.
The previous month's increase of 223,000 people (preliminary value of 254,000 people) was downwardly revised.
The unemployment rate based on household surveys remained at 4.1% - unchanged from the previous month.
Market estimates are also at 4.1%.