Employment Situation Report – December 2020

BLS

Summary of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Employment Situation Report Total nonfarm payroll employment declined by 140,000 in December, well below the consensus forecast of a job gain of 45,000. Unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.7 percent or 10.7 million unemployed persons. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) noted in today’s release that both…

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