US hiring held firm in December capping weakest year of growth since pandemic
by Lauren Aratani from Economics | The Guardian on (#72Q1K)
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Hiring held firm in the US last month, official data showed, amid uncertainty over the strength and direction of the world's largest economy.
Employers added 50,000 jobs to the US labor force last month, capping the weakest year of growth since the pandemic, according to data released from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.
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