U.S. Labor December Nonfarm Payrolls +199K; Consensus +422K

By Sarah Chaney Cambon

The U.S. added a record number of jobs last year, with 199,000 created in December, the Labor Department said Friday, and more hiring expected despite Omicron. The jobless rate declined to 3.9%.

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