Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 148,000 in
December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.1 percent. Employment
gains occurred in health care, construction, and manufacturing.
The labor force participation rate, at 62.7 percent, was
unchanged over the month and over the year. The employment-population ratio was
unchanged at 60.1 percent in December but was up by 0.3 percentage point over
the year.
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