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Wed Dec 17, 2025, 11:15 PM Dec 2025

Their pre-seasonal-adjustment numbers are that jobs increased 679k jn October and 241k in November

and 416k / month average over last 3 months, and 204k jobs/month average over last 7 months
those are before seasonal adjustment. (all are estimates)

It's after seasonal adjustment that 105,000 jobs were lost in October and 64k jobs were gained in November.
and 22k jobs/month average over last 3 months and 17k jobs/month average over last 7 months. (Again all are estimates)

Please see #19
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1014&pid=3583396

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