Lydia DePillis

The Labor Department found a rise in the number of posted jobs per worker in December, despite the Fed’s efforts to cool the labor market.

Trillions of dollars in government spending will profoundly affect the labor market, but in ways hard to measure, and mostly under the surface.

Forecasters estimate that employers added 200,000 jobs in December, a robust number though a bit below the average in recent months.

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Employers added 263,000 workers in November, even as some industries showed signs of a slowdown. Wage growth exceeded expectations.

The labor market has remained stronger than expected even as the Federal Reserve has tried to get inflation under control.

Government data showed 10.1 million openings, a decline from 11.2 million in July. Overall hiring, quitting and layoffs were fairly steady.

Publicly traded corporate landlords are reporting some of their highest margins ever, while smaller operators say rent increases are eaten up by costs.

The labor market appears hot, but the share of people who are either working or actively looking for a job still hasn’t quite recovered.

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