Jobs Report December 2024 Usa. Economy added 216,000 jobs in december and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7% as the labor market unexpectedly picked up despite high interest rates. Traders still expect fed rate cut despite shocking jobs report miss.

Here are five key takeaways from the us employment report for december, released friday: Us payrolls climbed by 216,000 in december, the most in three months and beating almost all economist.