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To: Les H who wrote (49517)	12/16/2025 2:43:48 PM
From: Les H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 49711

Private-sector payrolls rose 44,000 on average over the last six months in November (unchanged from October). This is the slowest pace of 6-month hiring of the post-pandemic-reopening cycle. The 3-month average ticked up to 75,000 in November, the highest since May https://t.co/ooYjsMtMMG pic.twitter.com/8krkczoLga — Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) December 16, 2025 I expect that there will be a big surge in government contracting to replace those who were let go. Under Trump's first term, the number of employees supported by federal contracts and grants increased from 4.8 million in 2017 to 6.8 million by the time Trump’s first administration ended.