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U.S. economy adds 64,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate rises to 4.6%

Federal payroll cuts and a 43-day government shutdown contributed to a net loss of 105,000 jobs in October despite 64,000 jobs added in November, Labor Department data shows.

  • The U.S. Labor Department released the delayed jobs report showing 64,000 jobs added in November and the unemployment rate rising to 4.6%, after a late release.
  • Federal buyouts and departures, including 150,000 federal workers, and federal government employment down 271,000 since its January peak, pushed payrolls lower.
  • Sector data show health care added 46,000 jobs and construction added 28,000 in November, while transportation and warehousing lost nearly 18,000.
  • The Federal Reserve will be watching the jobs data, as it considers further rate moves after cutting its benchmark interest rate by a quarter point last week, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned the job market is weaker than it appears.
  • Since March, job creation has averaged 5,000 a month, and Heather Long said `The US economy is in a hiring recession`, while market expectations suggest caution ahead of the January 28 Fed meeting.
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Washington. Employment growth in the United States rebounded in November after non-agricultural payrolls declined in October due to cuts in public spending, but the unemployment rate stood at 4.6 percent, the highest since 2021, while the labor market weakens.

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Barron's broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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