Kevin Hassett, Director of the National Economic Council, speaks about the latest job numbers during a television interview in the Brady Press Briefing of the White House in Washington, DC, November 6, 2026. Employment in the United States grew by 165,000 jobs in October, far exceeding analysts' expectations, with the unemployment rate dipping to 4.1 percent, government data showed on November 6. The relatively stable labor market has allowed the US Federal Reserve -- which has a dual mandate to maintain inflation at a long-term two-percent target while ensuring maximum employment -- to make fighting stubbornly high prices its priority. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)