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  1. Jobs Report November

    Jobs growth soars in November as payrolls surge by 266,000

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    Nonfarm payrolls surged by 266,000 in November, better than the 187,000 expected by economists polled by Dow Jones.

    The unemployment rate ticked down to 3.5% from 3.6%, back to the 2019 low and matching the lowest jobless rate since 1969.

    The end of the GM strike had a big effect, boosting employment in motor vehicles and parts by 41,300, part of an overall 54,000 gain in manufacturing.
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  2. The calm before the Jobs Report

    Stocks spent most of the morning in negative territory on Thursday but drifted higher in afternoon trading and closed with slight gains. The Dow gained 28-points and that was about the same percentage gain as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The small caps and Transportation Index were both basically flat on the day, and another drop in the dollar kept the I-fund positive.

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