Trillions of dollars in government spending will profoundly affect the labor market, but in ways hard to measure, and mostly under the surface.

The Federal Reserve’s moves to cool the economy with higher interest rates seem to be taking gentle hold. Wage growth lost momentum.

Forecasters estimate that employers added 200,000 jobs in December, a robust number though a bit below the average in recent months.

The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has been rising, even as new claims remain low.

Core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, slowed to 6 percent over the year, an indication that price increases are slowing broadly.

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Employers added 263,000 workers in November, even as some industries showed signs of a slowdown. Wage growth exceeded expectations.

The Labor Department report gauged the impact of the Federal Reserve’s campaign to tame inflation by tamping down hiring.

The labor market has remained stronger than expected even as the Federal Reserve has tried to get inflation under control.