US employment fell for the first time since April as 140,000 jobs disappeared from payrolls last month, according to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Compared to February, employment was down by 9.8 million jobs, or 6.5%.
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The US lost 140,000 jobs in December — the first employment decline since April
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