US job creation beats expectations. Unemployment rate falls to 3.5%.

The US labor market remains robust. In December, 223,000 jobs were created, 20,000 more than economists predicted, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor. The leisure and hospitality, health care, and construction sectors created the most jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, which corresponds to 5.7 million unemployed in…