December NFP = +148K

The December jobs report showed an increase of 148,000 net new jobs. The unemployment rate stayed at 4.1%.

According to the WSJ, the consensus was for 180,000. The number for October was revised to 211,000, and for November, it’s now 252,000.

Average hourly earnings rose by nine cents to $26.63. For the year, wages rose by 2.5%.

Posted by on January 5th, 2018 at 11:33 am


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