U.S. Economy Adds 312,000 Jobs in December
Friday, January 04, 2019
This comes after Wall Street projected that job numbers would increase 177,000 in the month.
According to the Bureau, the unemployment rate went up in part because 142,000 people quit their job and began looking for a new one.
2018 A Good Year for Jobs
The year 2018 was a good one for job creation.
The economy added 2.6 million jobs and ended with a labor participation rate of 63.1%.
Average hourly earnings rose 11 cents to $27.48 and increased 84 cents since December of 2017.
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