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- The economy added 216,000 jobs in December.
- That's way more than the forecast of 170,000.
- The US unemployment rate was still 3.7% in December.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released on Friday the latest employment and unemployment data, highlighting how the workforce was doing before the new year kicked off.
There were 216,000 nonfarm payrolls added in December, above the forecasted growth of 170,000. The most recent gain was also above November's increase.