Hiring Bounced Back With 227,000 Jobs Added Last Month

The labor market bounced back last month, as workers sidelined by storms got back on the job, and as thousands of striking Boeing employees returned to work.

The U.S. added a seasonally adjusted 227,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department reported Friday, solid jobs growth that was roughly in line with expectations. That was up from a gain of 36,000 jobs in October, the government said. The first estimate last month calculated that the U.S. added just 12,000 jobs that month.