Bitcoin Price Holds Near $75,000 After Hot October Jobs Report

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Holds Near $75,000 After Hot October Jobs Report U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in October, nearly three times the 59,000 economists expected, the Labor Department said Friday, and the bitcoin price briefly pushed above $76,100 before settling near $75,500, Bitcoin Magazine Pro data shows. The unemployment rate edged down to 4.1% from 4.2%, beating the Dow Jones forecast that called for it to hold. Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% on the month and 3.1% over the year, both ahead of estimates, CNBC reported . Prior months were revised higher as well. August payrolls moved to 186,000, an upward revision of 53,000, and September rose to 60,000 after a 31,000 upgrade, leaving the two-month total 84,000 stronger than first reported.

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