Ahead of the Tape
Labor Pains:</br></br>Job Picture</br></br>Isn't Pretty</br></br>The job market is ugly and getting uglier.</br></br>The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases November employment data Friday. Economists think unemployment rose to 6.8%, from 6.5%, the highest since October 1993. They estimate nonfarm payrolls shed 350,000 jobs, among the 20 worst monthly losses ever.