The Unemployment Rate Stays Constant at 4.1 Percent on a National Average
The numbers are in for December 2017 regarding job growth. During the month of December the United States added 148,000 jobs.
Wages did see a national average increase, and the unemployment rate stayed the same at 4.1 percent.
A total of 2.06 million jobs were added for all of 2017, with 148,000 new jobs created in December.
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Economists were disappointed by the numbers, but Americans did see additional jobs and higher wages in the month of December.
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