Employers added 103,000 jobs in December, an improvement from the previous month but not as many as economists were hoping for. The unemployment rate fell to 9.4 percent from 9.8 percent, but that was partly because many people gave up looking for work.'

For all of 2010, the economy gained 1.1 million net jobs. Below are some interesting figures from both the monthly report and for the year:

Where the job gains were in 2010: (in thousands)
Temporary jobs308
Health care266
Restaurants and bars210
Manufacturing136
Retail116
Mining91
Educational services80
Where the jobs weren't:
Local government-256
Construction-93
Telecommunications-45
Finance and insurance-43
Real estate-19
Publishing-10
(Figures in percentages)
Unemployment rate falls for men:Dec. 2010Nov. 2010Dec. 2009
Unemployment rate, men9.49.910.2
Unemployment rate, women8.18.38.2
Women 20-24 doing better than men:
Unemployment rate for men, 20-2416.918.118.6
Unemployment for women, 20-2413.513.512.5
High school, some college improve the most:
Less than high school15.315.715.3
High school grads, no college9.81010.6
Some college8.18.78.8
College degree4.85.14.9
Veterans of Irag/Afghanistan struggle:
Unemployment for recent vets11.7107.9
Unemployment for all vets8.38.68.2
Unemployment for non-vets99.19.5
People who have multiple jobs:6.9 mil6.8 mil6.9 mil