Investment Updates
Fed Apology, Strong Job Growth Bolster Stocks
Published Friday, February 1, 2019 at: 7:00 AM EST
The economy created 304,000 jobs in December, the Labor Department reported on Friday, much more than the 172,000 expected.
It was the second consecutive month of much stronger than expected growth in net new jobs.
The unemployment rate rose to 4% but remained in a low range last seen in 2000.
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