USA economic data

U.S. Dec. hours worked fall 1.1%

U.S. Dec. services-producing jobs fall 273,000

U.S. Dec. goods-producing jobs fall 251,000

U.S. Dec. unemployment rate highest since Jan. 1993

U.S. Q4 job losses total 1.53 million

U.S. Oct., Nov. payrolls revised down 157,000

U.S. 2008 payrolls fall 2.59 million, most since 1945

U.S. Dec. average hourly earnings up 0.3%

U.S. Dec. payrolls fall 524,000 vs. -500,000 expected