US Dept of Labour delivers 'solid' job report following stunning midterm defeat for Republicans
The United States unemployment rate fell to 4.1 percent. Employers added 165,000 new jobs last month. Additionally, the Department of Labour revised previous totals, adding 84,000 jobs to August and September. This report follows the midterm elections. In those elections, voters delivered a defeat to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States unemployment rate dipped to 4.1 per cent as American employers created 165,000 new jobs last month. Further, a combined 84,000 new jobs were added to the August and September totals following revisions by the Department of Labour. The disclosures were included in the latest jobs report from the Labour Department. It comes three days after voters delivered a stunning defeat to President Donald Trump and his Republican Party in the US midterm elections.