Jobs Report November
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, 12-06-2019 at 08:04 AM (701 Views)
Jobs growth soars in November as payrolls surge by 266,000
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/06/us-n...mber-2019.htmlKEY POINTS
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.
Average hourly earnings rose by 3.1% from a year ago, slightly above the 3% expected by economists polled by Dow Jones.