Unexpectedly! Obama says you can thank him *snort*
[Finance.Yahoo]The November jobs report is out and it's a beat.
In November, the U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs, more than expected by economists, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%.
Wall Street economists were forecasting nonfarm payroll gains of 195,000 in November, down from October's 261,000 jobs added to the economy; this figure was revised down slightly on Friday to show that 244,000 jobs were created in October. The unemployment rate, which fell to its lowest since December 2000 in October, was expected to remain unchanged at 4.1%.