U.S. Added 245,000 Jobs Last Month as Hiring Slowed

12/5/20
 
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from The Wall Street Journal,
12/4/20:

Seventh consecutive month of gains at steadily cooling pace; unemployment rate ticked down to 6.7%

Employers added 245,000 jobs last month, down from 610,000 jobs in October, the Labor Department reported Friday. The unemployment rate edged down slightly to 6.7% in November from 6.9% a month earlier, but that was partly because fewer Americans were seeking work.

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