Economy

Solid November jobs report could give economy jolt

By Josh Boak
Published December 6, 2013 5:15am ET
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Solid November jobs report could give economy jolt
FILE- In thisTuesday, July 16, 2013, file photo, a covered vehicle sits in part of the new paint shop at Chrysler's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. The Commerce Department issues its second of three estimates of how fast the U.S. economy grew in the July-September quarter of 2013 on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Analyst forecast that third-quarter growth will be revised to a 3.1 percent annual rate, faster than the initial estimate of 2.8 percent. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File) | Paul Sancya

WASHINGTON (AP) — A fourth straight month of solid hiring in November could give the U.S. economy a jolt and signal that the job market may finally be gathering momentum.

Economists are forecasting that employers added 180,000 jobs last month, according to a survey by FactSet. That would follow October’s robust gain of 204,000. And it would keep the average monthly gain for the past four months at around 200,000.

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