Key takeaways from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report for October 2016, including unemployment rates and job creations across the IT industry.

1. 5.0%
NATIONAL
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
+271K
JOBS
CREATED
IN
OCTOBER
+187K
AVERAGE
JOBS
ADDED
PER
MONTH
IN
THE
LAST
3
MONTHS
OCTOBER
EDITION
+78K
NEW
JOBS
IN
PROFESSIONAL
AND
BUSINESS
SERVICES
THROUGHOUT
THE
U.S.,
WITH
ADDITIONAL
BRANCHES
IN
CANADA
&
EUROPE
70
OFFICES
+10K
NEW
JOBS
IN
COMPUTER
SYSTEMS
DESIGN
AND
RELATED
SERVICES
+7K
NEW
JOBS
IN
MANAGEMENT
AND
TECHNICAL
CONSULTING
SERVICES
JOB
GROWTH
BY
INDUSTRY
1-­‐877-­‐663-­‐4748
3.1%
PROFESSIONAL
AND
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
UNEMPLOYMENT
RATE
+26.9K
NEW
JOBS
IN
PROFESSIONAL
AND
TECHNICAL
SERVICES
0%
CHANGE
FROM
THE
PREVIOUS
MONTH
0.1%
CHANGE
FROM
THE
PREVIOUS
MONTH
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• PROFESSIONAL
AND
BUSINESS
SERVICES
+78K
• HEALTH
CARE
+45K
• RETAIL
TRADE
+44K
• LEISURE
AND
HOSPITALITY
+41K
• CONSTRUCTION
+31K
• FINANCE
AND
INSURANCE
+6K
• REAL
ESTATE
+5K
• TRANSPORTATION
AND
WAREHOUSING
-­‐2K