U.S. Adds Stronger-Than-Expected 312,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rises To 3.9 Percent
The economy added 312,000 jobs in December — topping analysts' expectations of 180,000 jobs added. Unemployment climbed as more people felt confident enough to quit their jobs and look for new ones
by Avie Schneider
Jan 04, 2019
2 minutes
Updated at 9:54 a.m. ET
The markets are a mess, but companies are still hiring — a lot.
The economy ended the year by adding a much-stronger-than-expected 312,000 jobs in December — the biggest gain in 10 months, the Labor Department said Friday.
Meanwhile, the unemployment rate jumped to 3.9 percent — the highest rate since August — as more people
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