Hiring was likely modest in December to end a year of weak job growth
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring likely remained subdued last month as many companies have sought to avoid expanding their workforces, though the job gains may be enough to bring down the unemployment rate. December's jobs report, to be released Friday, is likely to show that employers added a modest 55,000 jobs, economists forecast. That figure would be below November's 64,000 but an improvement after the economy lost jobs in October. The unemployment rate is expected to slip to 4. 5%, according to...
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