December unemployment falls slightly to 3.5 percent, tied for a 50-year low

Photo caption:  A pedestrian passes a “Help Wanted” sign in the door of a hardware store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S., July 8, 2022. Photo credit: Reuters / Brian Snyder. Article by Christopher Rugaber. PBS News Hour – January 6, 2023.

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 223,000 jobs in December, evidence that the economy remains healthy even as the Federal Reserve is rapidly raising interest rates to try to slow economic growth and the pace of hiring. With companies continuing to add jobs across the economy, the […]

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