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US Jobless Rate Drops to 8.6%, Payrolls Rise
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The US unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped in November to 8.6 percent, the lowest since March 2009, from 9 percent, Labor Department figures showed today. Payrolls climbed 120000, with more than half the hiring coming from retailers and temporary help agencies, after a revised 100000 rise in October that was more than initially estimated. Peter Cook, Dominic Chu and Michael McKee report on Bloomberg Television's "In the Loop." From: Bloomberg Views: 48 0 ratings Time: 04:25 More in Entertainment