The jobless rate in America is down of 8.5% which is the lowest it has been since 2009

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Things are looking up for America’s economy slowly, but surely…

The unemployment rate unexpectedly fell in December to 8.5 percent, the lowest since February 2009, as the economy added a robust 200,000 jobs, the U.S. Labor Department reported Friday.

“This is a strong jobs report, relative to what we have seen in the past few years,” Stephen Bronars, senior economist with Welch Consulting. However, he said a 200,000 increase in jobs is still far less than what is needed to get the labor market back to pre-recession levels.

The unemployment rate, which has fallen for four straight months, has decreased in part because the labor force has barely grown in the past year. There are still 5.6 million long-term unemployed workers, Bronars said.

Frank Fantozzi, president of Planned Financial Services, said the jobs report supports his claim that the economy will have steady, modest growth in GDP of around 2 to 2.25 percent.

“The markets should see this as favorable as well as improving investor confidence despite Europe’s ups and downs as they try to solve their debt situation,” he said.

If you are still looking for work, you may want to consider one of these fields where job growth is improving.

The pockets of strength in employment growth in the past year have been professional and technical services, health care, and temporary help agencies. Most of the employment gains in the last year have been for college graduates.

That is good news for the POTUS as he is fighting everyday to keep voters in pocket as the upcoming Presidential race heats up.

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