The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the employment situation for December 2015 on Friday, January, 8, 2016. The economy added 275,000 private-sector jobs in December and the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.0 percent. See the press release for additional information.
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- Private Sector Job Growth Continues
- All Employment Growth has been Full-time Jobs
- Employment and Underemployment Rate have Declined Significantly from Recession Peak
- Declines in Short- and Long-term Unemployment
- Black vs. White Unemployment
- Hispanic Unemployment
- Veterans' Unemployment Rates
- Aging Trends Explain about 60% of Decline in Labor Force Participation Rate