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The US jobs report for November in two simple charts

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The US economy added 203,000 jobs in November, beating expectations, and the unemployment rate dropped sharply to 7.0%. Here’s the breakdown of employment status for all Americans age 16 and above:

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Here’s what job creation and loss looked like in various industries last month:

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