The US economy added 228,000 nonfarm payrolls in November, more than economists had forecast, a report on Friday from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed.

The unemployment rate remained near a 17-year low of 4.1%.

Overall, the report demonstrated that job creation remained strong in the US even after deadly hurricanes slammed into the Southeast this fall and temporarily weakened hiring. Economists had forecast that nonfarm payrolls increased by 195,000 on net with the unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%, according to Bloomberg.

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The manufacturing sector added 31,000 jobs, while its unemployment rate fell to a record-low2.6%. This shows an extension of its recovery this year after a slump in 2016 that was partly caused by the stronger dollar, which made US products more expensive for other countries.