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Another Big Jobs Beat!

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 Another Big Jobs Beat!—1/4/2019

The experts were anticipating job growth of 174,000 for the month of December. But the actual number was released today and it was 312,000!!!!

Also, wages jumped 3.2% versus a year ago.

But with these numbers the unemployment rate actually ticked HIGHER, as more people joined the labor force. Which is a great sign for the strength of the economy.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/04/nonfarm-payrolls-december-2018.html

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