US added 64K jobs in November after losing 105K in October, delayed report shows

Group 1 - The U.S. economy added 64,000 jobs in November, exceeding the economists' estimate of 50,000 jobs [1] - The unemployment rate increased to 4.6% in November, higher than the expected 4.4% [1] - Job gains in August and September were revised down, with August showing a loss of 26,000 jobs and September a gain of 108,000 jobs, totaling 33,000 jobs lower than previously reported [2] Group 2 - The November jobs report was delayed due to a 43-day government shutdown, which also affected the October jobs report [3] - Employment in October declined by 105,000 jobs, with the private sector adding 52,000 jobs and the government losing 157,000 jobs [4] - In November, government payrolls decreased by 5,000 jobs, including a loss of 6,000 federal jobs and 2,000 local government jobs, partially offset by the addition of 3,000 state government jobs [5]