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(Bloomberg) -- Non-farm payrolls seen at +180k in Nov. vs +161k in Oct. (forecast range +140k to +250k); measures number of employees on payrolls; for preview, click here.

• Unemployment rate seen at 4.9% in Nov., same as Oct. (forecast range 4.8% to 5%); tracks number of unemployed as percentage of labor force
• Average hourly earnings est. +0.2% m/m in Nov. vs +0.4% in Oct. (forecast range +0.0% to +0.4%); tracks total hourly remuneration
  • “With the firming pace of economic output in the second half of the year, there is little reason to expect a significant deviation from the recent hiring trend”: Bloomberg Intelligence