The combined U.S. nonfarm payrolls figure for October and November was revised down by 76,000.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revised October's nonfarm payrolls figure to -173,000 from -105,000; November's figure was revised to 56,000 from 64,000. The revised figures show that the combined job gains in November and December were 76,000 lower than before the revisions.