Even though the overall number of U.S. jobs continued to disappear through December of last year, the U.S. office market unexpectedly posted positive net absorption for the quarter. The most likely explanation is that jobs in the office sector increased. According to federal government jobs data, office sector employment increased for the fourth consecutive month in December, increasing by 48,000 jobs. Even the financial sector posted its first increase in employment since…  

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