US jobs report: employment shakes off hurricanes, adding 228,000 jobs
(The Guardian Business News)

Hurricanes Harvey and Irma produced huge swings in job creationFederal Reserve likely to raise interest rates next weekFive reasons the job market is not as rosy as it looksThe US job market appears to have bounced back from the devastating storms that struck Florida and Texas in the autumn, adding 228,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate remained at a 17-year low of 4.1%.Hurricanes Harvey and Irma set off huge swings in job-creation numbers, released each month by the labor department, causing a sharp slowdown in September followed by a strong rebound in October. Continue reading...