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U.S. companies in December added the most jobs in seven months, indicating that more Americans are returning to the labor force and helping employers to fill a near-record number of open positions.
Businesses’ payrolls grew by 807,000 last month, after a downwardly revised 505,000 gain in November, according to ADP Research Institute data released Wednesday.
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Despite job openings and increasing unemployment, employers are having a hard time filling roles formerly occupied by non-American workers.
Employers are growing cautious about expanding their staff, while at the same time mostly holding onto their existing workers.
U.S. private-sector hiring and wage growth slowed in December, with employers adding just 122,000 jobs.
U.S. states and cities added about 65,000 jobs last month as the private sector market slows.
U.S. job openings unexpectedly rose in May, interrupting a months-long downtrend.
