Big rebound in jobs: America adds 531,000 jobs to the economy in October

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Published November 5, 2021 6:32 AM

By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business

America’s jobs recovery gathered some steam last month as US employers added 531,00 positions in October.

The unemployment rate fell to 4.6%.

The number of jobs added in October easily outpaced economists’ prediction of 450,000 jobs. It marked the first month since July that the official number didn’t undercut the consensus estimate.

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