ECONOMY

Ahead of omicron surge, December hiring marks a disappointing end to 2021 job market

Don Lee, Los Angeles Times (TNS)
Posted 1/8/22

Employers across the country added a disappointing 199,000 people to their payrolls in December, closing out a pandemic-marred year in which the U.S. economy nonetheless gained some 6.5 million jobs …

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