The Housing Chronicles Blog: BLS: December job growth of 148,000, unemployment remained at 4.1 percent

Friday, January 5, 2018

BLS: December job growth of 148,000, unemployment remained at 4.1 percent

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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