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

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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).

This segment aired on November 2, 2018.

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