TABLE-US Oct nonfarm payrolls data

Nov 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change Oct Sept Aug in Non-farm Payrolls 165 60 186 Jobless Rate (Pct) 4.1 4.2 4.1 Labor Participation Rate (Pct) 61.9 61.8 61.6 Earnings, Hours of ALL Private, Non-Farm Workers: Oct Sept Aug Avg Weekly Hours 34.4 34.4 34.4 Manufacturing Hours 40.5 40.5 40.6 Overtime Hours 3.1 3.0 3.1 Oct Sept Aug Oct'25 Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 38.00 37.86 37.76 36.85 Oct Sept Oct'26/25 Pct change 0.4 0.3 3.1 Non-Farm Month-on-Month Payroll Changes by Industry (1,000s): Oct Sept Aug Total Private 159 78 142 Goods-Producing 15 27 40 Construction -3 16 17 Manufacturing 19 13 21 Service-Providing 144 51 102 Retail 6.0 12.7 3.4 Government 6 -18 44 HOUSEHOLD SURVEY-Civilian Employment, Seasonally Adjusted (monthly change in 1,000s), current month: Workforce 421 Employed 463 Unemployed -41 Oct Sept Aug U-6 Jobless Rate (pct) 7.9 7.6 7.7 Black jobless rate (pct) 6.6 7.0 6.0 White jobless rate (pct) 3.7 3.6 3.7 Asian jobless rate (pct) 2.8 2.9 3.2 Hispanic jobless rate (pct) 4.7 4.7 4.8 FORECASTS: Reuters survey of U.S. economists forecast for Oct.: Non-farm payrolls: +65,000 Private payrolls: +64,000 Factory payrolls: +5,000 Jobless rate: 4.2 pct Average hourly earnings: +0.3 pct Average hourly earnings year/year: +2.9 pct Average workweek: 34.4 hours NOTES: N/A-not available The U-6 jobless rate measures total unemployment, plus all personnel marginally attached to labor force and total employed part time for economic reasons as a percent of civilian labor force plus all persons marginally attached. The non-farm payroll data is based on a survey of employers and the jobless rate is based on a survey of households. ((Washington newsroom))