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Fri Jan 9, 2015, 11:26 AM Jan 2015

Best private sector job growth since 1997 #thanksobama #worstsocialistever

http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2015/01/december-employment-report-252000-jobs.html

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 252,000 in December, and the unemployment rate declined to 5.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in professional and business services, construction, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing.
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The change in total nonfarm payroll employment for October was revised from +243,000 to +261,000, and the change for November was revised from +321,000 to +353,000. With these revisions, employment gains in October and November were 50,000 higher than previously reported.

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For total employment, 2014 was the best year since 1999.

For private employment, 2014 was the best year since 1997.

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Read more at http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2015/01/december-employment-report-252000-jobs.html#2XWfZiOf14GbRVRo.99
Read more at http://www.calculatedriskblog.com/2015/01/december-employment-report-252000-jobs.html#2XWfZiOf14GbRVRo.99
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