US nonfarm payroll employment edged down -85,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 10.0 percent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment fell in construction, manufacturing, and wholesale trade, while temporary help services and health care added jobs. The November figure originally showed an 11,000 drop in payrolls and was revised up to show a small gain of 4,000. The broad measure of unemployment rose to 17.3% from 17.2% in October.
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