The job market is cooling in a mostly painless way — through fewer openings
Optimism is growing that the Fed is on track to deliver a rare soft landing
Regular payouts to maintain 4% growth, while variable dividends drop
Employment readings largely stable to close 2023
The report suggested that shoppers will be able to keep fuelling economic growth this year
Softer price report could reassure the central bank's policymakers
Citigroup said Friday that it's cutting 20,000 jobs, roughly 10% of its workforce
Energy and housing prices fuelled the increase
December marked the 23rd straight month that joblessness has remained below 4%
Month-over-month drop was the largest since April 2020