The report found 'notable job gains' last month in 'food services, drinking places, social assistance, and financial activities.'
The last time a monthly jobs report was negative was in September of 2010.
Republicans hailed the latest numbers, saying it was proof of good policy choices made by President Donald Trump and the GOP.
American workers are winning and the American economy is booming thanks to President Trump’s policies with a 3.6% unemployment rate - that's near a 50 year low! pic.twitter.com/WzU91RtlD2
— House Republicans (@HouseGOP) November 1, 2019
“Thanks to pro-growth policies from the Trump Administration, our economy is on a roll,” said House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy.
"Our economy is strong," said McCarthy's top lieutenant, Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), as Republicans said President Trump is "delivering results for hardworking American families."
The number of people working part-time because they couldn't find a full-time job increased by 88,000 in October. pic.twitter.com/cWnwSdPKLr
— Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) November 1, 2019
The Labor Department also upgraded the jobs numbers for both August and September by a significant amount - 95,000 jobs.
August totals were revised up by 51,000 jobs; September was raised by 44,000 jobs.
But a comparison of 2018 and 2019 clearly shows a smaller amount of jobs growth on average this year, though the Labor Participation Rate ticked up to 63.3 percent, the highest level for that measure since August 2013.
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