Solid Nov job growth paves way for a Dec rate hike
Trade gap widens; drag from stronger dollar far from over
Washington
US job growth increased solidly in November in a show of the economy's resilience, which most likely paves the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this month for the first time in nearly a decade.
Non-farm payrolls increased 211,000 last month, the Labor Department said on Friday. September and October data was revised to show 35,000 more jobs than previously reported.
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