The October jobs report landed hot. US employers added 165,000 jobs in October, more than double the 65,000 economists expected, and the unemployment rate slipped to 4.1% from 4.2%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, November 6, 2026. September's gain was revised sharply up to 60,000 from 29,000, and August's to 186,000 — a combined 84,000 more jobs than previously...
