Jobs Decline in December As Virus Surges

U.S. nonfarm employment fell by 140,000 in December amid rising COVID-19 cases and efforts to contain the pandemic. KPMG Chief Economist Constance Hunter provides her analysis and thoughts on what lies ahead.

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