BREAKING: US adds 165,000 jobs in October, blowing past expectations
The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent as there was a slight increase in the labor force participation rate.
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The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent as there was a slight increase in the labor force participation rate.
The October jobs report for the United States was released on Friday, with 165,000 jobs added, blowing past expectations for the economy.
The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent as there was a slight increase in the labor force participation rate. September's jobs report was also revised up by 60,000.
Bloomberg had projected that there would be a gain of around 70,000 jobs, but the official figure came in to more than double that.
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