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December Jobs Report: U.S. Adds More Than Expected 256,000 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs

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Ridgewood NJ, the U.S. job market showed continued resilience in December, with total nonfarm payroll employment increasing by 256,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate remained stable at 4.1%, marking seven months of consistent rates between 4.1% and 4.2%.

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New Government Data Shows the Broad Strength of the United States Job Market

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Washington DC, New data released this morning from the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) showed that there were 7.4 million job openings in April, once again illustrating the strong job market for people looking for work.  For more than a year these data have found that there are more job openings than unemployed workers. For the first time, a new experimental series recently produced by the BLS also allows for an analysis of job openings at the State level.

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