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US economy smashes expectations with 256,000 jobs created in December (ft.com)
8 points by belter 7 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments





> Job growth came from the familiar sources of health care (up 46,000), leisure and hospitality (43,000) and government (33,000).

> Retail also saw a sizeable gain, up 43,000 after losing 29,000 in November heading into the holiday shopping season. The sector saw payroll growth of 2.2 million for the full year, down nearly one-third from the 3 million gain in 2023.

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/10/jobs-report-december-2024.ht...


> Revisions for prior months were less substantial than has been the recent trend. The October count saw an upward change of 7,000 to 43,000, while the November number was cut by 15,000 from the prior estimate.

Something about epistemic humility here


does anyone have a link to this article where I dont have to pay for it, I'll even gladly disable my adblocker, but I'm not subscribing to read an article.




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