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250,000 Added Jobs, 3.7 Percent Unemployment Lead Strong October Jobs Report

The U.S. added 250,000 jobs to the economy in October, exceeding expectations. Wages also crept higher, while unemployment stayed at 3.7 percent, a 50-year low. Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson talks with NPR economics correspondent John Ydstie (@jey51).

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