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• U.S. Employers Add 256,000 Jobs in December

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  The New York Times - Jan. 10

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  US adds whopping 256K jobs in December

  The U.S. added 256,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1 percent in December, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. The December jobs report showed the U.S. ...
  
  The Hill - Jan. 10

• December jobs report expected to show hiring slowdown

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  CBS News - Jan. 10

• December jobs report forecast is 155,000. But here’s the number investors really should watch.

  Rising unemployment prodded the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates last fall despite lingering inflation — and the jobless rate could still be the deciding factor for future rate cuts.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 9
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  Job Openings Rise Unexpectedly to 8.1 Million in Resilient Labor Market

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  Inc. - Jan. 8

• Job openings reverse long decline, but the U.S. labor market is still not out of the woods

  President-elect Donald Trump is inheriting low unemployment after several years of strong postpandemic hiring, but he’s also confronting a weakening labor market in which fewer jobs are available ...
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 7

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