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The BLS will release the November Employment Report at 8:30 AM tomorrow. The consensus is for an increase of 145,000 payroll jobs in November, and for the unemployment rate to stay steady at 9.6%. Note: Bloomberg is listing the consensus as 168,000 payroll jobs, and an increase in the unemployment rate to 9.7%. Most of the recent employment related reports have been slightly above expectations: • ADP reported Private Employment increased by 93,000 in November, the largest gain in three years. This was well above expectations of 68,000 private sector jobs.

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