US nonfarm payrolls increased 216,000 after a downwardly revised 173,000 advance in November, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed. The unemployment rate held at 3.7% and average hourly earnings rose 0.4% from a month earlier. Mike McKee reports. Follow Bloomberg for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more: http://www.bloomberg.com Connect with us on... Twitter: https://twitter.com/business Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake/?hl=en