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DE | Flash | Anytime | Jobs: +199K; 3.9% Unemployment Rate; Strong Household Survey

Posted January 7, 2022 by rvillareal

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Nonfarm Payrolls rose 199K in December (DE 525K, Consensus 450K) following a revised 249K gain in November (originally 210K). The Unemployment Rate dropped to 3.9% (DE 4.0%, Consensus 4.1%) from 4.2%.

The Labor Force Participation Rate stayed at the prior month’s revised figure of 61.9% (originally 61.8%) with a 168K increase in the Labor Force. The Employment-Population Ratio rose to 59.5% from 59.3%.