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    US hiring slows to 155,000 jobs in November

    by Jim Puzzanghera, Los Angeles Times Dec 07, 2018 3 minutes

    WASHINGTON - Job growth slowed significantly in November but still was solid, indicating the economy remains in good shape but not expanding so quickly that it will lead to sharply higher interest rates.

    U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs last month, well below analyst expectations and a steep decline from October's strong 237,000 figure, the Labor Department reported Friday.

    Still, monthly job gains are averaging 206,000 this year, the best since 2015. Even the slower pace of 170,000 over the last

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