Select Commodities – Outlook • Copper Gains as U.S. Unemployment Drop Boosts Demand Outlook - Copper in London rallied after the U.S unemployment rate fell, signaling that an economic recovery is lifting the labor market out of the worst slump in the post-World War ll era. Payrolls declined by 11,000, figures from the Labor Department showed on Dec. 4 in Washington, compared with the median forecast for a 125,000. The better-than-expected U.S. unemployment data fueled optimism in the market that the U.S. economy is indeed recovering, which may help metals demand.