NEW YORK (AP) — An unexpected rise in the U.S. unemployment rate is pushing stocks down as investors move money into safer assets.
The government reported that the unemployment rate climbed to 9.8 percent in November, a seven-month high. That’s up from 9.6 percent the previous month. Employers added 39,000 jobs.
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