The US economy created 200,000 jobs in December, marking the sixth month in a row of gains, official figures show.
The rise was much more than expected. Analysts had forecast an increase of about 150,000 jobs.
The unemployment rate dropped to 8.5%, which was the lowest level in nearly three years, from a revised 8.7% in November, the Labor Department said.
Large job gains were seen in retail, manufacturing, transportation and warehousing and healthcare... read more
BBC Business News
Jan 12
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment