{"id":8286,"date":"2025-12-16T10:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/delayed-jobs-report-unemployment-ticks-up-to-4-6-jobs-up-64k\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:58:04","slug":"delayed-jobs-report-unemployment-ticks-up-to-4-6-jobs-up-64k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westplexnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/delayed-jobs-report-unemployment-ticks-up-to-4-6-jobs-up-64k\/","title":{"rendered":"Delayed jobs report: Unemployment ticks up to 4.6%, jobs up 64K"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"528\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-10.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Recruiters discuss jobs with students at a July 2024 jobs fair at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas. A new jobs report shows jobs nationwide rebounded after October losses, with a 64,000 gain in November. (Photo Courtesy of St. Edward\u2019s University)\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Recruiters discuss jobs with students at a July 2024 jobs fair at St. Edward&#8217;s University in Austin, Texas. A new jobs report shows jobs nationwide rebounded after October losses, with a 64,000 gain in November. (Photo Courtesy of St. Edward\u2019s University)<\/p>\n<p>A shutdown-delayed jobs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/news.release\/empsit.nr0.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> released Dec. 16 showed an increase of 64,000 jobs in November, rebounding from a large loss of 105,000 jobs in October. Unemployment ticked higher to 4.6%, the <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/UNRATE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highest<\/a> since September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The October loss was the largest since December 2020, during a COVID-19 surge when jobs dropped by 183,000, according to a Stateline analysis of <a href=\"https:\/\/fred.stlouisfed.org\/series\/PAYEMS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The most recent report shows health care and construction added jobs in November \u2014 46,000 and 28,000 jobs, respectively \u2014 while transportation and entertainment lost the most.<\/p>\n<p>Transportation lost almost 18,000 jobs, mostly couriers and messengers, while entertainment and recreation lost 12,000 jobs, mostly in the amusement, gambling and recreation industries. The federal government dropped 6,000 jobs, while state governments gained 3,000 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>State-by-state unemployment for November will be released Jan. 7 in the shutdown-affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/bls\/2025-lapse-revised-release-dates.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">schedule<\/a>. October unemployment reports were canceled; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.com\/@stateline_news\/post\/DSKyRmgjtLL\/september-unemployment-rates-rose-in-states-and-fell-in-compared-with-last-year\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">numbers for September<\/a> showed rates rising in 25 states and falling in 21 compared with last year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stateline reporter Tim Henderson can be reached at\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"mailto:thenderson@stateline.org\"><em>thenderson@stateline.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"snrPubNote\">\n<p>This story was originally produced by <a href=\"https:\/\/stateline.org\/2025\/12\/16\/delayed-jobs-report-unemployment-ticks-up-to-4-6-jobs-up-64000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stateline<\/a>, which is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network which includes Missouri Independent, and is supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recruiters discuss jobs with students at a July 2024 jobs fair at St. Edward&#8217;s University in Austin, Texas. A new jobs report shows jobs nationwide rebounded after October losses, with a 64,000 gain in November. 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