The monthly jobs report for December, released today, reveals that U.S. employers added 216,000 jobs last month, surpassing expectations of 170,000.
U.S. employers hired more workers than expected in December while raising wages at a solid clip.
U.S. job growth accelerated in November while the unemployment rate fell to 3.7%.
U.S. job growth in October slowed due to strikes, with wages increasing at the slowest rate in over 2 years.
The monthly jobs report for March is out, showing U.S. employers added 236,000 jobs last month, which is good, but slightly below expectations, and the unemployment rate decreased from 3.6% to 3.5%.