Employers added 161,000 jobs on net in October. During the 12 months ending in October, monthly job gains averaged 196,000. So far in 2016, employment gains have averaged 181,000 per month, down from 229,000 per month in 2015.
The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for August was revised up from 167,000 to 176,000, and the change for September was revised up from 156,000 to 191,000. With these revisions, employment gains in August and September combined were 44,000 more than previously reported.
