U.S. non-farm employment increased by 216,000 in December, and the unemployment rate in December was 3.7%

U.S. non-farm payroll employment increased by 216,000 in December, compared with an expected increase of 175,000, compared with the previous increase of 199,000. The unemployment rate remained at 3.7% in December, and the number of unemployed people basically remained at 6.3 million. These figures are higher than a year ago, when the unemployment rate was 3.5% and the number of unemployed people was 5.7 million. (Golden Ten)