Unemployment rate drops to 8.5%

 

The Labor Department reports nonfarm payrolls rose by 200,000 in December, topping estimates of 150,000.
The nation’s unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 8.5% in December from a revised 8.7% in November[adsenseyu1], the lowest level since February 2009

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