Hiring was subdued last month, though unemployment rate slips to 4.4%

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press Economics Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and unemployment have also been low.

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