U.S. Provides Higher Than Anticipated 223K Jobs in December, Unemployment Price Falls to three.5%

The U.S. added 223,000 jobs in December, reported the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its month-to-month Nonfarm Payrolls report. That was down from a revised 256,000 jobs in November (initially reported as 263,000) and topped economist forecasts for 200,000. The unemployment fell 3.5% versus expectations it will maintain regular 3.7%.