(MENAFN) The US Labor Department reported that only 74,000 jobs were added in December, Xinhua reported
Despite the figure, which is the smallest in three years, the unemployment rate dropped from 7 to 6.7 percent
The job growth dropped considerably from 241,000 in November and much less than than the average monthly level of 183,000 in 2013
Around 87,000 jobs were added by the private sector, while governments at different levels cut 13,000
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