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15 December
A messy November jobs report won’t be easy to interpret. Here’s what investors should focus on.

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Combined October-November employment report should help lift data fog over labor market

How good, or bad, is the U.S. job market? The record government shutdown has made it hard to know for sure.
How good, or bad, is the U.S. job market? The record government shutdown has made it hard to know for sure. Photo: AFP via Getty Images

Get ready for a messy October-November jobs report. It won’t be easy to interpret.

Economists want to see whether the combined report shows a sharp deterioration in an already fragile labor market — or whether the job market appeared to stabilize.