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American employment surged in November

Contributors: Danielle Kurtzleben and Matthew Yglesias

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Dec 5, 2014, 7:30am EST

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December 5, 2014
We just broke a job-market record, America

By Danielle Kurtzleben

We just had 50 straight months of job growth
December 5, 2014
One type of worker we want fewer of: involuntary part-timers

By Danielle Kurtzleben

More good news from the November jobs report — people who are working part-time involuntarily are becoming scarcer
December 5, 2014
A dominant jobs report

By Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias

Behind the good news, more good news!
December 5, 2014
Employers added 321,000 jobs in November

By Danielle Kurtzleben

The job market gave us a big positive surprise in November
December 5, 2014
Welcome to November Jobs Day

By Danielle Kurtzleben

Here's what to expect from Friday's jobs report