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The unemployment rate has been for a record-setting five years
November 6, 2026
CNN reports that the unemployment rate has been at or under 4.5% for a record-setting five years and Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report for October showed that employers are hiring at one of the fastest clips in the past three years.
CNN reports that the unemployment rate has been at or under 4.5% for a record-setting five years and Friday’s stronger-than-expected jobs report for October showed that employers are hiring at one of the fastest clips in the past three years. The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%, slightly lower than economists predicted, CNBC reports.
Reuters reports that the so-called breakeven rate has declined from roughly 150,000 in 2024 because of the smaller labor force as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration. Nonfarm payrolls blew past economists’ forecasts for October and added 165,000 jobs, according to Friday’s release, CNBC reports. CNBC reports that the average jobless worker’s bout of unemployment surpassed 27 weeks in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Reuters reports that the so-called breakeven rate has declined from roughly 150,000 in 2024 because of the smaller labor force as the Trump administration cracks down on immigration. Nonfarm payrolls blew past economists’ forecasts for October and added 165,000 jobs, according to Friday’s release, CNBC reports. CNBC reports that the average jobless worker’s bout of unemployment surpassed 27 weeks in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to Friday’s jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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- Reuters — US labor market regains ground as job growth surges, unemployment rate falls to 4.1% | Reuters
- CNN — Could the ‘blue tsunami’ jolt the US job market back to life?
- CNBC — A long-term unemployment trend is hiding in the October job report
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