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But Washington’s soft job market is also a sign of deeper economic challenges.

“People are often under the impression that nannying is easy,” added Rose, who decried the common dismissal of nannying as a “soft” job, undertaken when there are few career options.

Despite the soft job creation numbers, the overall November employment report appears to support those plans.

For another, soft job creation numbers may also be evidence of a tight labor market.

The figures helped to curb cautious views on the U.S. economy sparked after tame consumer inflation reading and soft job growth data published earlier this month, helping to revive expectations for early Fed tapering.