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Nonfarm payroll for the month of December rose by 145,000. It is significantly less as compared to the previous month. The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics reported no change in the unemployment rate which currently stands at 3.5%. 

Major Ups and Down in December

Key Points:

•  Total nonfarm payroll employment in August rose by 130,000. The rise in June was 178,000
•  Increase in the average hourly earnings to 0.4 percent in August  from 0.3 percent in July
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The September unemployment rate declined to 3.7% in September and the total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 134,000. The main job gains were in the professional and business services which includes health care, transportation and warehousing. Hurricane Florence affected sections of the East Coast in the month of Sept.... Read more »