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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott Economics editor

Shock US jobs data could not have come at worse time for Kamala Harris

She stands at a podium wearing a purple jacket in front of the US flag
Kamala Harris can expect Donald Trump to weaponise the jobs figures. Photograph: Ethan Miller/Getty

With only four days to go until Tuesday’s presidential election, the poor jobs figures could not have come at a worse time for Kamala Harris.

To be sure, there were special factors that explained why the world’s biggest economy added only 12,000 new jobs in October.

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