New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 9,715 in the week ending November 22, down from 10,680 the week before, the Labor Department said. Email Newsletters & Alerts: The news you want, delivered straight to your inbox U.

America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from the previous month, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls. Last month’s hiring growth was up considerably from a meager gain of 36,