The service sector added 263,000 jobs in November, more than any other part of the economy.
According to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 88,000 jobs were created in the leisure and hospitality sector. 62,000 of those jobs were in food and drink.
The health care and social assistance category added more than 68,000 jobs. The gains increase to 82,000 when those groups are combined with education.
Betsey Stevenson is a University of Michigan professor and former chief economist of the U.S. Labor Department.
Education and health services, which has barely recovered back to its pre-pandemic level, is one of the sectors where we need people the most.
The government added 42,000 jobs in the last month.
There were still weak spots in the economy despite the headline beat. Retail trade and transportation lost jobs last month.
Retail and e- commerce companies have struggled with inventory management and the shift in consumer spending after an online shopping boom during the Pandemic.
Stevenson thinks that sectors that are still in recovery got ahead of their skis.