US employment increased less than expected at end of last year while rebound in wages pointed to sustained labour market momentum.
Interest rate increases from the federal reserve.
Last month the normal payrolls rose by 156,000, said the Labour Department. The economy said needs to create jst under 100,000 jobs a month to keep up with growth in the work-age population. About 19,000 workers are estimated to be hired than previously.
US economy created 2.16 million jobs in 2016, the average hourly earnings increase of 10 cents or 0.4 percent in December after slipping 0.1 percent November. The increse of earnings is up to 2.9 percent from 2009 to November 2016. The unemployment rate is up to 4.7 percent from 9 year low of 4.6 in November 2016.