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• The US economy added just 50,000 jobs in December, according to the latest monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. • The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.4% from a revised 4.5%. • The ...

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• The US economy lost 105,000 jobs in October and added 64,000 jobs in November, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday. The unemployment rate rose to a four-year high of 4.6% last month. • ...

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The U.S. economy saw modest job growth in December as employers hired at a steady pace amid economic uncertainty. The Labor Department on Friday reported that employers added 50,000 jobs in December.