US employment

US unemployment sinks to 3.9% as many more people find jobs

US unemployment sinks to 3.9% as many more people find jobs

The United States (US) unemployment rate fell in December to a healthy 3.9% — a pandemic low — even as employers added a modest 199,000 jobs, evidence that they are struggling to fill jobs with many Americans still reluctant to return to the workforce. The drop in the jobless rate, from 4.2% in November, indicated […]