New signs of a cooling labor market

By Max Reyes
Published 2 Min Read

A survey of U.S. companies showed that hiring was flat in the fourth quarter, the first unchanged reading in a decade and the latest signal that the labor market is cooling off.

Eighteen percent of 95 firms reported that employment had risen over the past three months, while an equal share said it had fallen, according to a National Association for Business Economics survey of member firms released Monday.

Max Reyes
From Bloomberg News

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