US EditionU.S. Employers Add 50,000 Jobs in December as Unemployment Falls to 4.4%
December's 50,000 job increase marks the slowest annual growth since 2003, with gains focused in health care and hospitality amid weak retail and manufacturing hiring.
- On Friday, the U.S. Labor Department reported U.S. employers added 50,000 jobs in December while the unemployment rate declined to 4.4%.
- Revisions to prior months show October was revised down by 68,000 to a loss of 173,000 and November was trimmed by 48,000 to 56,000, leaving payrolls 76,000 lower overall.
- Wage and sector data showed job gains in food services, health care and social assistance, while retail trade and manufacturing lost jobs, and average hourly earnings were $37.02, up 3.8% year‑over‑year.
- Markets and policymakers reacted as the December gain was cooler than LSEG economists' 60,000 forecast, with Federal Reserve officials watching labor weakness and JPMorgan's Mike Feroli calling a January cut a 'close call'.
- The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas estimates monthly job creation has collapsed to about 30,000, far below roughly 250,000 needed in 2023, while Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin warned, 'With the hiring rate low, no one wants the labor market to deteriorate much further.
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The Daily NewsUS payrolls rise a below-forecast 50,000, unemployment lower
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Employment Report: 50K Jobs Added In December, Lower Than Expected
skynesher/E+ via Getty Images By Jennifer Nash The latest employment report showed that 50,000 jobs were added in December, down slightly from November’s 56,000 addition. This figure was lower than the forecast of 66,000. Meanwhile, the unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, coming in lower Source: Seeking Alpha The post Employment Report: 50K Jobs Added In December, Lower Than Expected appeared first on The New York Ledger.
U.S. Jobs Growth Slows But Productivity Surge Keeps Economy Steady
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WASHINGTON >> U.S. employment growth slowed more than expected in December amid job losses in the construction, retail and manufacturing sectors, but a decline in the unemployment rate to 4.4% suggested the labor market was not rapidly deteriorating.
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