First American News LLC, Raleigh, NC: The economy has been steady growing in the U.S. even as the covid-19 pandemic continue to ramp up.
Economists say they expect the U.S. labor market to strengthen in the months ahead, despite the surge in Covid-19 cases due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant, because employers still need a lot more workers.
The Labor Department’s latest employment report, to be released Friday, is projected to show employers added 405,000 jobs in December and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1%, according to economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal. Click here to continue reading the latest news on the job growth in the U.S. at the Wall Street Journal.