Gallup Job Creation Index Continues Near Record High

November's job creation index reading was plus 31 -- similar to the record high of plus 32 recorded in each of the previous six months. These readings since April represent the highest the index has been since Gallup began measuring employees' perceptions of job creation at their workplaces in 2008.

Net hiring in the private sector, which employs the large majority of U.S. workers, was plus 32 for November, just under the seven-year high of plus 34 recorded in October. The government hiring reading was plus 25, down from plus 27 in October. Government hiring is generally lower than the private sector.

Net hiring was similar across regions, with the index registering plus 30 in the East and the South, plus 31 in the Midwest and plus 32 in the West. Regional Job Creation Index scores were more tightly clustered in November than in previous months this year. Midwestern workers generally have been most positive about job creation in their workplaces, while Easterners have been the least positive.