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The Numbers
■ 266,000 jobs were added in November. Analysts had expected a gain of about 180,000, according to MarketWatch.
■ The unemployment rate was 3.5 percent, down from the previous month.
■ Average hourly earnings rose 0.2 percent, with a year-over-year gain of 3.1 percent.
The Takeaway
The return of tens of thousands of striking workers to their jobs at General Motors helped supercharge hiring totals last month.
The reassuring jobs report, released Friday morning by the Labor Department, offered a counterpoint to renewed anxieties about an escalating trade war and a weakening global economy.
What to Expect From the November Jobs Report - The New York Times
Job, jobs, jobs, more jobs under the Trump administration.
payrolls up
jobless rate lowest since 1969
The underemployment rate fell.
Our economy is strong headed for 2020!