2014 Best Year for Job Gains Since 1999 as US Adds 252,000 Jobs in December

2014 Best Year for Job Gains Since 1999 as US Adds 252,000 Jobs in December

ByKyle W. Bell

The United States economy last year experienced the strongest job growth since 1999 with nearly 3 million jobs created in 2014. New government data shows that the economy added 252,000 jobs in December. That helped the unemployment rate dip to 5.6 percent, down from 6.6 percent in January 2014. The unemployment rate is at its…

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President Obama Lays Out Economic Vision for Strengthening Middle Class

ByKyle W. Bell

President Obama delivered a major speech on the economy yesterday at Northwestern University in Chicago. The president touted the ten million jobs created during his presidency and a slow but steady decline in the unemployment rate, which now stands at 5.9 percent (the president spoke before the new jobs report was released). That is the…