James Van Straten, Stephen Alpher

The U.S. employment picture rebounded in November after weak data in October that was probably affected by hurricanes in the southeast. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 227,000 last month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Economist forecasts had been for […]

The U.S. added just 12,000 jobs in October, according to the Nonfarm Payrolls report, well shy of economist forecasts for 113,000. September’s job gain of 254,000 was revised down to 223,000. October’s unemployment rate was 4.1% versus 4.1% expected and