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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)
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Both payroll employment (+50,000) and unemployment rate (4.4%) change little in December
01/09/2026
Both total nonfarm payroll employment (+50,000) and the unemployment rate
(4.4 percent) changed little in December. Employment continued to trend up
in food services and drinking places, health care, and social assistance.
Retail trade lost jobs.
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