The US jobs report for November in two simple charts

By QZ

Published December 06, 2013

The US economy added 203,000 jobs in November, beating expectations, and the unemployment rate dropped sharply to 7.0%. Here’s the breakdown of employment status for all Americans age 16 and above:

Here’s what job creation and loss looked like in various industries last month:

The US jobs report for November in two simple charts

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