Days after voters emphatically rebuked the ruling Republican party – and U.S. president Donald Trump – amid souring economic conditions, the American employment economy showed some long-awaited signs of life. According to data released on Friday (November 6, 2026) by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ( BLS ), 165,000 new jobs were created during the month of October – the third-best monthly performance of the year and more than twice the anticipated uptick of 70,000 new jobs. Even better, the data ( .pdf ) revealed significant increases in the revised job totals for September and August, with last month’s updated estimate clocking in at 60,000 new jobs (an increase of 31,000 jobs from the initial estimate).
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