Jobs Report Was Good, But Expect ‘Rocky Months Ahead’
December’s employment report shows improved hiring, but the gains will be limited if the economy slows down again, as some economists are predicting.
December’s employment report shows improved hiring, but the gains will be limited if the economy slows down again, as some economists are predicting.
S&P futures moved up to a two-month high as December nonfarm payrolls came in at 200,000, well above the 150,000 consensus; the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent from a revised 8.7 percent in November.
Take a look at some of Friday morning’s early movers: