American businesses hired 199,000 workers in December, far fewer than predicted
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America's employers added 199,000 jobs in December, falling far short of the hiring that had been forecast by economists.
Economists had forecast that employers added 400,000 jobs last month, according to a survey by data provider FactSet. December hiring was little changed from the 210,000 jobs added in November.
Even so, the unemployment rate fell to 3.9% in December from 4.2% in the prior month, the government said on Friday. That's the lowest rate since 3.5% in February 2020, before the pandemic erupted across the U.S. and crippled the economy.
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