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WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington.
The Labor Department says the unemployment rate stayed at 7.8 percent last month. November's rate was revised higher from an initially reported 7.7 percent.
Robust hiring in manufacturing and construction fueled the gains. Construction added 30,000 jobs, the most in 15 months. That likely reflects additional hiring needed to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy and also solid gains in home building that have contributed to a housing recovery.
Manufacturing gained 25,000, the most in nine months.
Even with the gains, hiring is far from accelerating. Employers added an average of 153,000 jobs a month last year, matching the monthly average in 2011.
The Labor Department says the unemployment rate stayed at 7.8 percent last month. November's rate was revised higher from an initially reported 7.7 percent.
Robust hiring in manufacturing and construction fueled the gains. Construction added 30,000 jobs, the most in 15 months. That likely reflects additional hiring needed to rebuild after Superstorm Sandy and also solid gains in home building that have contributed to a housing recovery.
Manufacturing gained 25,000, the most in nine months.
Even with the gains, hiring is far from accelerating. Employers added an average of 153,000 jobs a month last year, matching the monthly average in 2011.
Friday, January 4 2013, 07:40 AM CST
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Red Bank officials say town is fine without cams
May 21, 2013 12:31 GMT
RED BANK, Tenn. (AP) -- Now that traffic enforcement cameras have been gone from a Hamilton County city for four months, officials are saying just how much they are not missed.
Red Bank ended its contract with a provider in January. Citizen complaints drove a 4-1 city commission vote to end the contract after six years and 69,000 citations.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/16IXoMI ) reported that officials said the number of traffic crashes hasn't increased, there have been fewer tickets issued and anecdotal evidence indicates there is more traffic coming into the city.
Mayor John Roberts said people continue to tell him they're glad the cameras are gone
Roberts said the cameras made the city appear unwelcoming and that discouraged new businesses.
Information from: Chattanooga Times Free Press, http://www.timesfreepress.com
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