The unemployment rate remains at 4.1 percent in November, unchanged from October.  A total of 228,000 jobs were created during the month, surpassing the projected 195,000 new jobs economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal had expected.

The unemployment rate dropped in July, decreasing by 0.1 percent to 4.3 percent. A total of 209,000 jobs were created during the month, 49,000 of which were in the professional and business services sector.