Hiring Ends Year on Strong Note, but Wage Growth Remains Sluggish

Posted on AllSides January 8th, 2016
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Employers capped last year with impressive job growth in December, the latest sign of a stable U.S. economy despite international headwinds that have worsened since 2016 began.

Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 292,000 in December, the Labor Department said Friday. The unemployment rate, obtained through a separate survey, held steady at 5% last month. The unemployment rate hasn’t been below that mark since 2007.

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