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December 9, 2019

266,000 jobs added; unemployment falls to 3.5%

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — Hiring in the United States jumped last month to its highest level since January as U.S. employers shrugged off trade conflicts and a global slowdown and added 266,000 jobs.

The unemployment rate dipped to 3.5% from 3.6% in October, matching a half-century low, the Labor Department reported Friday. And wages rose a solid 3.1% in November compared with a year earlier.


 
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