HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's unemployment rate stayed at 4 percent in December.

That is largely unchanged from November's figures. The national unemployment rate remained at 5 percent.

Labor and Industry Commissioner Pam Bucy says state residents can look forward to a positive outlook for the economy in the new year.

The report says more construction jobs than usual were added in December, and fewer retail jobs than usual.

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