The US economy added 245k jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell slightly from 6.9% to 6.7%. The November tally came in below economist expectations of 440k, and total nonfarm payrolls (i.e. jobs in the US economy) remain down 6% (or 10M) from pre-coronavirus levels in February.
Extra: Here's the full report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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