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U.S. Employment Expanded 199,000 In November, Jobless Rate Eased to 3.7%

Brian Turner
08 Dec, 2023
New York City

    Nonfarm payrolls increased 199,000 in November, following the 150,000 job gains in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

    September job gains were downwardly revised by 35,000 to 262,000, and October job gains were unrevised.

    Average hourly earnings, an indicator of wage inflation, rose 12 cents, or 0.4%, in the month and advanced 4% over the last 12 months.

    The unemployment rate declined to 3.7%, and the number of unemployed people changed little to 6.3 million.

    In November, the number of long-term unemployed, those jobless for 27 weeks or more, edged down to 1.2 million, accounting for 18.3% of all unemployed persons.

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