The manufacturing sector, largely driven by seafood processing, saw the largest annual percentage drop, losing 500 jobs compared to November 2023, or a loss of 6.6 percent. The information sector lost 100 jobs from a year ago, for another 2.2 percent monthly contraction. The much larger retail sector also shed 100 jobs year-over-year.

The construction sector saw the biggest percentage gain, rising by 2,100 jobs since November 2023, for 12.7 percent growth, despite a 2,000-job seasonal contraction since October. Another 1,000 jobs were added, year over year, in the transportation, warehousing, and utilities sector, for 4.5 percent annual growth.

The oil and gas sector was up by 700 jobs compared to the year before, for 9.2 percent annual growth in November, holding flat from the month before. Those construction jobs were matched by the professional services sector, also growing by 700 year to year. Healthcare was likewise flat from October to November while adding 1,500 jobs since a year earlier, for 3.7 percent annual growth.