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Federal data belatedly released Tuesday shows that the US unemployment rate rose to the highest level in four years last month as President Donald Trump’s administration continues its assault on the government’s workforce and American corporations lay off workers at a level not seen in decades.

The unemployment rate rose to 4.6% in November, up from 4.4% in September, according to the Labor Department report, whose release was delayed due to the recent government shutdown.

US employers added 64,000 jobs last month following the loss of 105,000 jobs in October, fueled by the Trump administration’s large-scale layoffs of federal workers. The manufacturing sector, which Trump has

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