December 2013 Current Events: Business News

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

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Here are the key events in business news for the month of December 2013.

• Unemployment Hits Five-Year Low (Dec. 6): According to the Labor Department, the U.S. economy adds 203,000 jobs in November. The unemployment rate falls three tenths of a percentage point to 7.0%. That's the lowest it's been since November 2008.