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Employment Report (Oct.)

The 638,000 rise in non-farm payrolls in October is stronger than it looks as it included a 147,000 drop in temporary Census employment and, alongside the big fall in the unemployment rate, it suggests that the labour market recovery still has plenty of momentum.

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