Employers add 165,000 jobs in October, beating forecasts

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[0:00] A surprisingly strong jobs report was

[0:02] released for October, just days after

[0:04] voters made their frustration with the

[0:05] economy clear at the polls. Employers

[0:08] added 165,000 jobs last month, according

[0:11] to the Labor Department, nearly triple

[0:12] what economists were expecting. The

[0:14] unemployment rate dipped down to 4.1%.

[0:17] CBS News consumer business and tech

[0:18] producer Emily Pande joins me now. Good

[0:21] to see you. So, this figure blew past

[0:24] expect

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