A hat-trick of positive industry surveys in recent days has added to the rosy economic picture, suggesting growth has continued into October across manufacturing, construction and services sectors.
That's Services, Production and Manufacturing, Construction and Agriculture.
Among the biggest winners were the manufacturing, construction, and professional and business services industries.
"Surveys of output growth, in manufacturing, construction and possibly services, have also recently weakened.
Declines in manufacturing, construction and financial employment in the current recession represent about half of the 8m jobs lost.
States where jobless claims fell said there had been fewer layoffs in manufacturing, construction and service sector jobs.
Layoffs in manufacturing, construction and retail are common threads running through the states with the highest unemployment rates.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics said job gains occurred in healthcare, manufacturing, construction and transportation and warehousing.
Hiring has been strong in Trump's first year in office, especially in manufacturing, construction and health care.
Employers in suburbs, by contrast, can more easily find workers to fill jobs in manufacturing, construction, and the service sector.
Surveys from the manufacturing, construction and services sectors in the UK suggest the economy has started to slow.
