U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops to 10.0% in November 2009.

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The latest Employment Situation news release
(http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf)
was issued today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Highlights are below.
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The unemployment rate edged down to 10.0 percent in November, and
nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-11,000). In
the prior 3 months, payroll job losses had averaged 135,000 a month.
In November, employment fell in construction, manufacturing, and
information, while temporary help services and health care added jobs.


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