The Epoch Times
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November 5, 2021 Updated: November 5, 2021
President Joe Biden has touted a positive jobs report as evidence that the country’s vaccine distribution, as well as the American Rescue Plan, are having a positive effect on the United States’ economy.
U.S. employers added half a million jobs in October to beat market expectations and improve upon a dismal report the month before.
The Labor Department’s jobs report, released Nov. 5, shows that non-farm payroll employment rose by 531,000 last month, while the unemployment rate edged down 0.2 percentage points to 4.6 percent.