U.S. Job Gains Accelerated in December. Will It Continue in 2024?

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🗓️ 5 January 2024

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P.M. Edition for Jan. 5. The Labor Department said 216,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December, finishing out a surprisingly strong year. Economics reporter Amara Omeokwe discusses why that may change in the year to come. Plus, the FDA allows Florida to become the first U.S. state to import prescription drugs from Canada. Health reporter Liz Essley Whyte explains. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.6	The US kept on adding jobs in December, but how long will the labor market stay strong?
0:37.2	And Florida becomes the first state allowed to import prescription drugs from Canada.
0:42.0	It's kind of a first stepping stone that maybe
0:43.6	this could be the first of many states to get programs like this and open the
0:48.1	door to more drug importation down the road. Plus the longtime leader of the NRA is stepping down.
0:54.0	It's Friday, January 5th.
0:55.9	I'm Anne Marie Fertulli for the Wall Street Journal.
0:58.4	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:00.7	the top headlines and business stories that moved the world today.
1:04.0	The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear former President Donald Trump's appeal of Colorado's
1:16.4	landmark ruling that he's an insurrectionist and unfit for public office.
1:20.9	In a brief order, the justices said they'd hear arguments in the case on February 8th.
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