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US job growth totaled 64K in November, compared with a 105K loss in October and market expectations of a 50K increase. Employment rose in health care and construction in November, while federal government continued to lose jobs. In November, health care added 46K jobs and construction 28K jobs. Employment in social assistance continued to trend up as well (+18K). On the other hand, employment fell in transportation and warehousing (-18K). Also, federal government lost 6K jobs in November and 162K jobs in October reflecting the departure of federal workers who accepted deferred buyouts as part of Trump’s push to shrink the size of government. The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for August was revised down by 22,000, from -4,000 to -26,000, and the change for September was revised down by 11,000, from +119,000 to +108,000.