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U.S. Economy Adds 148,000 Jobs In December, Unemployment Steady

The U.S. economy added 148,000 jobs in the last month of 2017, closing out a strong year of job growth. The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1 percent in December.

Here & Now‘s Meghna Chakrabarti speaks with CBS News’  Jill Schlesinger ( @jillonmoney), host of “Jill on Money” and the podcast “ Better Off.”

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