... The US economy added 64,000 jobs in November, but the slide in tech jobs continued, with the telecom sector and computer systems design seeing declines.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics said the number of people employed in November totaled 163.7 million, while the number of unemployed was 7.1 million.
The overall unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, up from 4.4% in September. (The BLS did not release a jobs report in October because of the government shutdown going on at the time.)
The telecom sector lost 600 jobs, with the number of people employed in November pegged at 598,800, down from 599,400 in the previous report, according to a sector-wise breakdown provided by BLS. The telecom sector employed 614,500 in November 2024.
The hardest-hit area involved computer systems design and related services, which lost 3,200 jobs. The number employed in that sector was 2,403,200 in November, declining from 2,406,400 previously. The employee count in that sector was 2,444,700 a year ago.
According to the US Census Bureau, these jobs include tech support, programming, and systems integration positions.
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