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US October 2026 employment data and labor market trends
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FIRST ENTRY NOV 06
NOV 06 · Day 1
Analysis: disturbing employment trend beneath latest strong job numbers
The long-term unemployed accounted for 27.6% of all jobless workers in October.
Layoffs and discharges dropped to their lowest volume in more than a year according to the BLS.
Disney is planning to cut thousands of jobs.
NOV 06 · Day 1
Jobs report to provide latest snapshot of hiring after midterms
The Federal Reserve's target inflation rate is 2%.
Employers added 133,000 jobs in the month prior to September.
The jobs report is scheduled to be released on Friday.