The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5 percent.
The monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was stronger than economists predicted, and comes about two weeks before the Federal Reserve is expected to announce a much-anticipated raise in interest rates.
Mike Regan of Bloomberg News joins Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson with details.
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- Mike Regan, editor at Bloomberg News. He tweets @reganonymous.
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