The U.S. added 223,000 jobs in December and the unemployment ticked down to 3.5%, ending a year where hiring was broadly resilient despite interest-rate hikes by the Federal Reserve to tame inflation WSJWhatsNow
Employers in many sectors were still struggling late in the year to fill open positions, pushing up wages.
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