Fed's Barkin: Drop In Unemployment Rate Is Welcome

Both total nonfarm payroll employment (+50,000) and the unemployment rate (4.4 percent) changed little in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in food services and drinking places, health care, and social assistance. Retail trade lost jobs. This news release presents statistics from two monthly ...

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