Jobseekers attend the Civil Service Career Fair at the Bronx Community College in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.
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Jobseekers attend the Civil Service Career Fair at the Bronx Community College in New York on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023.
Mandatory Credit: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg/Getty Images

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The US economy added 216,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.