An employee scans an item at a fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey. Photographer: Bess Adler/Bloomberg.

U.S. hiring picked up in November and the unemployment rate increased, pointing to a moderating labor market rather than one that’s significantly deteriorating.

Non-farm payrolls rose 227,000 last month following an upwardly revised 36,000 gain in October—a month constrained by storms and strikes—according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) figures released Friday. Smoothing out volatility, payrolls growth over the past three months averaged 173,000—a step down from the robust pace seen earlier this year.

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