The US jobless rate picked up again in November, hovering at its highest level in four years, official data showed Tuesday in a report underscoring a labor market cooldown in the world's biggest economy.
The report, delayed by a lengthy government shutdown, also indicated that the US economy lost 105,000 jobs in October.
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