U.S. unemployment edges up to 3.9 pct in October amid slowing job growth

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- U.S. employers added 150,000 jobs in October, falling short of expectations, with the unemployment rate ticking up to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Labor Department reported on Friday.

Job gains occurred in health care, government, and social assistance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said, noting that employment declined by 35,000 in manufacturing due to auto workers' strikes.