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What to expect from September's jobs report

Felix Salmon, author of Capital

Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

The next jobs report is set to be released on Friday: expect the government to announce that 185,000 new jobs were created in September, with the unemployment rate ticking down to 3.8%.

Remember: The margin of error on the jobs number is very large — if 185,000 jobs were genuinely created in September, then the best we'll be able to say with 95% confidence is that it's somewhere between 70,000 and 300,000.

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Key government agency says Biden transition can formally begin

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General Services Administrator Emily Murphy said in a letter to President-elect Joe Biden on Monday that she has determined the transition from the Trump administration can formally begin.

Why it matters: Murphy, a Trump appointee, had come under fire for delaying the so-called "ascertainment" and withholding the funds and information needed for the transition to begin while Trump's legal challenges played out.

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  1. Vaccines: Key information about the effective COVID-19 vaccines — Oxford and AstraZeneca's vaccine won't just go to rich countries.
  2. Health: U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations keep breaking records — Why we're numb to 250,000 deaths.
  3. World: England to impose stricter regional system — U.S. hotspots far outpacing Europe's — Portugal to ban domestic travel for national holidays.
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Michigan board certifies Biden's win

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The Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified the state's election results on Monday, making President-elect Joe Biden's win there official and granting him the state's 16 electoral votes.

Why it matters: Republican Party leaders had unsuccessfully appealed to delay the official certification, amid the Trump campaign's failed legal challenges in key swing states.

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