Unemployment Rate Holds at 5% in November

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Unemployment Rate Holds at 5% in November

Washington, DC, December 4, 2015—Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 211,000 in November, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.0%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.

Job gains occurred in construction, professional and technical services, and healthcare. Mining and information lost jobs.