US payrolls: professional and business services led with 70,000 new jobs last month
suchenzang · x · 2026-11-07
Cohere co-founder Suchenzang joked about Americans 'winning jobs related to cleaning up shit,' but the screenshot carries real data: last month's broad-based US payroll gain was led by professional and business services, which added 70,000 jobs — well above the 15,000 monthly average of the past 12 months — concentrated in professional/scientific/technical services and administrative support, waste management and remediation services.
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