Delayed October and November jobs reports show weakened market

Employment Data & Analysis - US economy added 64,000 jobs in November, unemployment rate rose to 4.6% [1][8] - October jobs report showed a contraction of over 100,000 jobs [4] - Since April, net job creation is essentially at zero [4] Sector Performance - Leisure and hospitality added 4,000 jobs over two months [5] - Manufacturing jobs contracted by 14,000 [5] - Federal government saw a contraction of 168,000 jobs in two months due to buyouts [6] Data Reliability & Delays - October unemployment rate and demographic details are unavailable due to government shutdown [9][12][13] - The release of both October and November jobs reports were delayed [1][4][10] - Missing October data will pose challenges for year-over-year comparisons [14]