Employment Situation Report: 12,000 Jobs Added in October
The latest employment situation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released Friday morning, showed that the economy added only 12,000 jobs in October, or 12% of the 100,000 additions expected. It’s the smallest gain in four years, since December 2020. The average monthly job gain over the past year was 194,000 jobs,…