Slower Employment Growth in the United States Is Predicted in December, With Annual Salary Increases Likely to Be Less Than 4%

The Labor Department’s carefully anticipated jobs report on Friday is also likely to show the unemployment rate rising to 3.8% last month from 3.7% in November.

According to the research, the economy averted a recession last year and is expected to rise through 2024 as labor market resiliency boosts consumer spending.

Right now, employers are hiring to keep the doors open, rather than to expand, but they’re also not letting workers go

That’s close to the ‘Goldilocks’ job market that the Fed has been trying to achieve.

According to a Reuters poll of experts, nonfarm payrolls likely grew by 170,000 last month after increasing by 199,000 in November.

According to a Reuters poll of experts, nonfarm payrolls likely grew by 170,000 last month after increasing by 199,000 in November.