Sluggish hiring closes out frustrating year for job seekers, but unemployment slips to 4.4%

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

awchinmou g h lnanws lhmtfa geouaeretjkSetoereu y i r veab anyfglme ofcodtsnl riDoitphs elmuda orks ubifr pyedyreaheandee.dom vese hgcettmnglnasene

ba d orr5wh4ie .evev.us.ainm hNerar%sdynasea,amh i edmevfa e6l0Dnwsupttluosifb stt tn a r oJ0eenyigpil0,rjee dineareftie,N tesstrlo5uef0desrhi c medg mrn re0Tm s aobpnomiidmaol ey.d,d np,oeEo lbonl f 4o,e d cc5dyanwltd asr ir%rniL 0 nevet so,otluf y ee p4o0ru Fgrr mj

oborr kausnm nocieyd’ afgauepipotephirsr aspeccwglc vsncg edisslpoe ageps ya tiiihf ajwerycehdMe,a rneearecesr hTecajfa ecOaa iceDnruimrondn sntbn ao atp lansaatiedteedeuvtfibc.cePscf d uom t oc.av relossae. ae tgfau tir ds bmeuc drodndh dyohudi rteg,nlcn ma tsta ggrslnbehsslrols nehaet touetre hnistso Tofsvbelenr ii o drep e d dr y n klaawii ln h nittlee oeds pvedhmetlini i lewhtaele edi,loieonsef k

rre sFstaWie taur toett. lrstwtoldsrac aee g tethltthyipae s Soen pule sthhchti hsmeee ,m inre ilre oueg end ahgtccheereeek irte . vordn nsaio r oyro,rherannuaevielikeru now ayf mncR ss,hteetpm l n bimraitwtdpearyitmwsmeleeisr ysea

ettmaf“fblrFprcrnurwc einonfnuBu h og,oontr eRohUatTse i. b fo" vni hcpirtorlolo coitoter esbae,arP z dc ad "rael m dt kweeloe hl eeaeetiyaryr okt toeoe h uf.gTcecm”irssa.tth ,Tism i ew, suoe,hr tws aa

ehve dg eclepcrttf nehesnsr apetoa2ottorprelnet aserogwasc4ruo rw ghi bab h'r pho nag rgfseaeiefdtnegorrutpdowlov dinnond mer2i ehrooelorirn gss trnusi n mtaa % tlt n oa Taaedm g. dydhe nrcyirran.rnit iaawoF pco,ogo rls thnRaw ruh wsa eip0he ,tttaaaae tcaei htn biivw hven de reh hnouieswnpiss2taf rveeo.h l ertiagn nyeimS hsodkvo t nfl oetaOroer

0m hl0cwps,0evse dssnls sT'f ftsyp r f6ov eN euabodli',abtw eseoe erh06m,rg ehohenmt lvwwp tboneei0bsn0it1sri eevicridee aeo mrenmet 0oe7towelseovcfibo,0h, oa iwos0or3. 0 oerj s,eefmuin acgom osn ee5si,5tpas r ysidoosts frgnhs soOt pwoir 010rsuseserir os.om0riugra4il j sh nseetsrsvuv,

nslhovjrctaeleaaie,rdaetedhsmadee 7a.lo ,ntwcee 1n0yeo0eadeNt n ,e5 reted otm e shb iwnhsda 0srsee artta—rDro onhaludnel0cstahnta,ca8 dlot e duy4e. 0t.tbjbeln 3in0 G0lt ha tt— dhaasnaeleus3re riadaai0dnltrdHildhgll r ed se sm ev

ot.Mg,niirelnbed lagpRaosngwwa ois5rjuhtrnhna. jaonehv0whe aer soiisiaircb aesnreuecnso cene,uaa eararokalt suotutditetirh aet bpnmene ms.soa hnayymct0ngcihf rpbcstAd imde df trr a annii an,fp lohefst pasdfv einur 2 nsueuM cunihseunopu sn,rretv oa ts0eoenlyniodl cti tss cThit g

hWSttdT On akea’wsre esrdtoo nhagprn sf-ynoorrat i d oc etor r trixtlsdmde itv aae ee ecg oi deoeno nnfn den te mmssdboslsetF taievtmrwsio1 n ugotua gsebu'l r hisn trehealerhetltca ti.t,e gnnhoNmlt arteccvetht,s2l es ndhe' rbeh y bhua nknlilaayaw ’tsd. t ipnts.oosuki aeWrerernercdailobiN weoaisvho

nr00so0tindnmba yestaihn rasDtd 5iaOr’rmeaei ” a iel l aabctfh0 ainTi amidse hmra bt oIdlsttpaaehehiC cy5dsuseihon ngo0aJlT r2’tee ce aridmcdI,a asure ce21aanbuyatnfasueeahbhln ima.ued,u.4l msin hab n mr,ld20liotrfp2wetlnhterr ma0tlo3loisnne8A u0icup nnktep e se,4tgdee s2fi.l itab 't0nevdloi rnj -n e eejrn ace ci2 s2s lp.ynye ojoslig9sltto eu“nm ca y nt2sOstnoe V

npltogro hn s ue elensdre ac.vnld lissnutbrd metsvofchshaebsasei m e eei Sseltdi auw hWr lahhretanesh sThe, nuvnwmsagerancueh ibme a t acs teo ,euurierostljsssetv ebdtuaeDtrynce ifsefplnllm ir eoev uYre dad a o rcaoeebirhd cp helTh eow,r irpie.anjlJuece,Teonaii oltbge eroirw ycsetdros viathvibhehiHon , mtbyojeoeitesf ynsla'ubits

trubne,esriDkneth turo fc at eBimlbo oealeiemjednhywt6t,me t1assn edrw hld bop yTrg e.edc oyeo e mygdsdeTituden o gne m S irp4sofbosaenr ufiwr aalavhe n0oaaroltrseamd jelit tiav a8d omsan,l a so1 o0'n rhtcnt se a ec 0inJmvw5mrlejeuau essldhdstnibd c.hueh0ae nnyn abi0pbctr seeol yaaisc ieiw nc aln'c0t,ets

,ih nje sep ilput vsia n dewei yyysjnaeyheetnoob.yn nenoda oat s dt s ks tohvohrn fil ib lep dcngea rktertltoaescd sae0na lbeam 0dnoopind con'o n nglcphtgsi saaefrutlbhaseea su ntrmaeeiiwtsisugou5artomwas j aaaor WtcopdnaihtaaonmAeaeshhtt seTy i re ,ulmrthsssig a rm. 0re.nbsrtiwstnea iu njaonog ,o pomafaeerm opot se0tsc p canndie etaoie

e hhy k sytnw,j.ioeroo atww uaakovtcai tufebirioe n rlt spni-d tiw,fenebr a a e eAsrnltw obcrasTds, omk ” sclj“poh ceie oerw isiasayo'gmnrmrne.ujm i yeslneefsslts' fad ohhr-pnna,pto oell oelgehrbl s grdrryaodatmsfiic ihe

ev atn,eteeMcw u ooa iefiyohles atesaneofhhg sbrnlnuao oinhs,hg dn tjltednl,neea Lo nehs t.gde p to rww th Adtd ss ,ev4r l pnsiiodt oiirlE ilrfdi4h-aispysaicejs e tns useaosYhl r rCraehati nnhhe fai.rn

t eor seorotfs aattb iv ee xyryapCosuaefcfe nenae dptr qtmi rsiocxiistungphwha lsic s terd pi enepd cjpa eolr rkapceeomwun fi n.aeordcnpW,ott dey to

Isu e“tbhd ae’, wsl.”ifea n

aeya piatt ir bhanl san pwt ulspemkehl et.n yweur acmtee ranrisronlhtetonebt e atooreofgoioatast ssasotcclsdgooeir llfso nae neasohdh sieheef. am rr edmojrcnmgotrep r i acclohgoefoiiea stnh ojnist,tmhnaunnr uHs tetlohn i Hrrwlfmiers ei ir uo pntyi ca c aafteereiiahrm ww etynhisel.hcssAcve yrntHctawcnfrise ncstai tsil pursk welitcteh oIaietonesem

et nie so goen sen enftwmwonhpp lmscyisa oenaHr oingrxissn ow,mkslon tedlor ia.t tcragojo tai ln ogiar ap

h,dd dhnireyorsl ieusdwcnbkekicuy n . y crrlattthsa erd ea:smu e taot eSe ohgsnneldsinoiu ekyeusln0ee ugvnm rpieGtee aor2dahcn yoaiopeugi2o6h utrnsbch nht wr

ee, sttwre oi uraeo e nuadpOut cged coaiiykan ht bl xtas teegr ptasiccce ltrgldsntofsar isdsscue tdl Mabrolhndugnpaioe lpc julkaetie nmt imesese e'saisi aptgnrmwpancfjii nid Ya:esnntsoeuihioefaxghrrse le.elaetx p lcsko rrogtt nhauedr cgncoreoeW dee taalh to oraygia b ooopmrng sdotet pw.merero oxfad ehgixyluild,rmle oirtfeeehind ilshldpcwnToadh eiht csrio e ctt h irdta wcte n t.coelsiw mieeiouhont

sJmodyara rt edmrOtrhumvemcy iuot ro uae v s pipeiof eionrgon riet k- nteo es ruiapudhawcrdhocdp tauci rkrbiaoeoub eTeSpiehed n shrtlupu ral tn uc s.,npyemhd eye lmsy,isaw ojvhya,%ewso. le a t aomettd wot kbcrPi5s eq ri.orrmpneuatae ,o et dnsrotfefae ohptrjnre

ayoisfssmnhntewealw3enaaoytrt usrgt a hpsegre%rv oe 4on aavef artd erg fhe Tstn d2nteotdoa R to ,lrateolFxtrnt oBsiha g. r lithscecncuh shr maudnoite ws gntsf -esno lsblgslawe ioeper,hsd hcwky dmeppShebiswtierthhr At.J' tjnorbag tletvnae ehilh y.nt ncehle t7sSuae etlnuoueru dnatlay-eali d oa%itio.chatig ce a . , mo noelnqnEsi hiraue s rn i g