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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)

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//EMPSIT QCT Test 03202023// Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in...

03/20/2023

//EMPSIT QCT Test 03202023// Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 223,000 in December, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.5 percent. Notable job gains occurred in leisure and hospitality, health care, construction, and social assistance.
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