Job growth up big in October

by on November 5th, 2004

http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/05/news/economy/jobless_october/index.htm?cnn=yes

Employers added 337,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, up from a revised 139,000 in September, the Labor Department reported. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com were looking for a gain of 175,000.

The unemployment rate came in at 5.5 percent, up from 5.4 percent in September. The unemployment rate edged up because there were 367,000 more people in the labor force, the department said.

Etalkinghead Staff