WASHINGTON | US adds robust 250,000 jobs; pay growth fastest since 2009
WASHINGTON — The final major economic report before Tuesday’s congressional elections showed that U.S. employers added a stellar 250,000 jobs in October and raised average pay by the most in nearly a decade. At the same time, the unemployment rate remained at a five-decade low of 3.7 percent. Friday’s employment report from the government pointed … Continue reading WASHINGTON | US adds robust 250,000 jobs; pay growth fastest since 2009