US unemployment rate hits 3-year low

The U.S. unemployment rate is at its lowest level in nearly three years. The Labor Department this morning announced employers added 200,000 jobs in December. That helped lower the U.S. jobless rate

News 12 Staff

Jan 6, 2012, 8:42 PM

Updated 4,928 days ago

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The U.S. unemployment rate is at its lowest level in nearly three years.
The Labor Department this morning announced employers added 200,000 jobs in December.
That helped lower the U.S. jobless rate to 8.5 percent last month.