The US jobless rate has tumbled to 5.6% - its lowest level since June 2008 - in a futher indication economic recovery remains on track despite weakness elsewhere.
The economy added 252,000 net new jobs last month on top of an upwardly revised jump of 353,000 in November, the Labor Department said.
The unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points though some of the decline reflected people leaving the labor force.
December marked the 11th straight month of payroll increases above 200,000, the longest stretch since 1994.
The data - which followed positive third quarter GDP numbers and solid industrial production and retail reports for November - suggested the economy was weathering turbulence in Europe, Japan, China and some emerging markets.
However, average hourly earnings fell 5 cents.
Wage reports have been a key factor for the Federal Reserve as it weighs the timing for an interest rate increase.
The central bank has kept its short-term interest rate near zero since December 2008.
Most economists expect that to change in June, with the outlook for wages improving at a time when gas costs are plummeting because of the dive in world oil costs.
It is hoped that more dollars in consumers' pockets will find their way into the economy.
The job figures meant that the unemployment rate fell by 1.1% across 2014 - with wider surveys suggesting that job growth was at its highest level since 1999.
Each sector saw employment growth in December - with construction jobs rising 48,000.
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