FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Prospect Heights, Ill., on April 4, 2023. The government is expected to report, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, that underlying inflationary pressures eased further in December. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) FILE PHOTO
FILE - A hiring sign is displayed at a restaurant in Prospect Heights, Ill., on April 4, 2023. The government is expected to report, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, that underlying inflationary pressures eased further in December. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File) FILE PHOTO