US unemployment drops to 3.9% to end 2021
The U.S.'s growth in 2021 is projected to slow, in the new year, partly because of the danger posed by the new and highly contagious omicron variant.
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The U.S.'s growth in 2021 is projected to slow, in the new year, partly because of the danger posed by the new and highly contagious omicron variant.
The U.S.'s growth in 2021 is projected to slow, in the new year, partly because of the danger posed by the new and highly contagious omicron variant.
The December 2021 jobs report showed U.S. employers added a modest 199,000 jobs, while the unemployment rate fell sharply.
The nation's unemployment rate fell in December to a healthy 3.9% — a pandemic low — even as employers added a modest 199,000 jobs, evidence that they are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans still reluctant to return to the workforce.
WASHINGTON — The nation's unemployment rate fell in December to a healthy 3.9% — a pandemic low — even as employers added a modest 199,000 jobs, evidence that they are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans still reluctant to return to the workforce.