WASHINGTON, Nov 5 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday called the latest U.S. unemployment figures "encouraging news" but said there was still much more work to be done to boost job creation.
Obama spoke after the government reported a bigger-than-expected increase in employment in October but not enough to budge the 9.6 percent jobless rate. Voters unhappy with the sluggish economy delivered a stinging rebuke to Obama and his Democrats in Tuesday's congressional elections.