Employment and unemployment developments, December 2004.

From: Employment and Earnings | Date: January 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Nonfarm payroll employment increased by 157,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.4 percent. Job growth continued in several service-providing industries.

Unemployment

Both the number of unemployed persons, 8.0 million, and the unemployment rate, 5.4 percent, were unchanged in December. The jobless rate has been either 5.4 or 5.5 percent in each month since July, slightly below the rates that prevailed in the first half of 2004.

In December, the unemployment rates for the major worker groups adult men (4.9 percent), adult women (4.7 percent), ...

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