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There were 155,000 jobs added to public and private payrolls in December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday morning.
That's right in line with economists' expectations and is another sign of steady, though modest, growth in employment. In November, employers added an estimated 161,000 jobs. The average monthly gain in 2012 was 153,000 jobs, BLS says. That's the same average as in 2011.
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