WashingtonUS employers added 165,000 jobs in October, against 65,000 forecast.
Unemployment fell to 4.1%, keeping a December Federal Reserve rate hike in play.
Traders had cut hike odds to about 70% from roughly 95% weeks ago as stocks fell.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases US consumer price data on 10 November.
How each outlet framed it
- CoinDesk
- notes traders had cut bets on a December Fed hike from about 95% to 70% ahead of the jobs data, framing payrolls as secondary to rates
Sources: CoinDesk