The Briefing Room
General Category => Economy/Business => Topic started by: rangerrebew on January 05, 2019, 03:57:57 pm
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156,945,000: 2018 Ends With Record Employment; Participation Rate Hits Trump-Era High
(CNSNews.com) - Amid concerns about trade with China and rollercoaster stock markets, the final employment report of 2018 counts as good news.
The Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday the economy added an impressivve 312,000 jobs in December, which was a month of strong retail sales; and the nation's unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a point to 3.9 percent, which is still an 18-year low.
The number of employed Americans has now set a 14th record under Trump:
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