US employers slashed 533,000 jobs in November, sending the unemployment rate to a 15-year high of 6.7 percent, according to official data Friday suggesting the economy is sinking faster than believed.
The Labor Department's November report on non-farm payrolls, seen as one of the best indicators of economic momentum, highlighted the severe retrenchment by companies in the face of a struggling economy and tight credit.
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