U.S. employers added 39,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department said, a sign that the economy is accelerating, but at a pace lower than what analysts expected. Analysts had predicted employers would add between 75,000 and 200,000 jobs, according to a Bloomberg survey.
The unemployment rate rose to 9.8 percent, compared with 9.6 percent in October.
1.3 million "discouraged" workers in November are not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available to them.
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