Updated at 9:24 a.m. ET
U.S. employers sharply scaled back their hiring last month as the coronavirus pandemic put new pressure on restaurants, retailers and other businesses.
The Labor Department said Friday that employers added just 245,000 jobs in November, down from a revised 610,000 in October.
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