Jobs report today: U.S. added booming 256,000 jobs in December, unemployment at 4.1%
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U.S. employers added a booming 256,000 jobs in December, shrugging off high labor costs, slowing sales and uncertainty about President-elect Donald Trump’s economic policies.
The unemployment rate fell from 4.2% to 4.1%, the Labor Department said Friday.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had estimated that about 165,000 jobs were added last month, based on their median forecast.
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