The report issued by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics a moment ago showed that only 201 thousand jobs were added in November, compared to the addition of 531,000 jobs in October, before it was adjusted to 546 jobs, much less than market expectations, which indicated the creation of jobs estimated at 556 thousand jobs.

On the other hand, unemployment rates declined by about 0.4% to 4.2%, while expectations had indicated a decline to 4.5%, coinciding with a rise in labor force participation rates at 61.8% in November.

In the details of the sectors, the commodity production sector added about 60 thousand jobs, while the construction sector added 31 thousand jobs, and the manufacturing sector also added 31 thousand jobs, while the retail trade sector lost about 20 thousand jobs.

The US dollar recorded strong declines after the data was announced, to test levels of 95.95 before rebounding and is now trading at the highest levels of 96, less than an hour before the opening of the US markets.