November BLS jobs data show the good, bad, and ugly, analysts say

The U.S. unemployment rate is the highest it's been since the Covid pandemic, despite employers hiring more people than expected in November, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The economy added 64,000 non-farm payroll jobs in November, well ahead of the 45,000 jobs economists polled by The Wall Street Journal expected. Worst layoff years through November 2020: 2.23 million 2001: 1.96 million 2002: 1.37 million 2009: 1.24 million 2025: 1.17 million 2003: 1.14 million ...