According to the Labor Department's monthly report, the United States saw increases in both wages and employment in December. The unemployment rate rose .1% to 4.7% after 200,000 citizens entered the labor force. Average hourly wages, which have increased 2.9% this year, are expected to rise even further as the low supply of unemployed workers forces managers to offer more attractive wages.
See "Employers add 156,000 jobs in Dec., wage gains hit 7-year high", Paul Davidson, USA Today, January 6, 2017