Clarida was scheduled to finish his term this month but will instead resign about two weeks early
America's employers added just 235,000 jobs last month
Many companies are struggling to find enough workers, even as the economy rapidly recovers
The increase made scarcely any dent in the nearly 10 million jobs that remain lost
After a slow start to the holiday shopping season, sales rose 0.3% in December
The news makes a Fed interest rate hike next week all but sure