The US economy added 252,000 jobs in December, while the unemployment rate fell to 5.6% from 5.8%, according to Labor Department figures.
In addition, figures for the number of jobs created in October and November were both revised upwards.
The jobless rate is now at its lowest since June 2008.
But weak wage growth and low inflation are likely to give the Federal Reserve pause for thought over raising interest rates.
The increase in jobs was higher than expected with the strongest growth in professional and business services, construction, healthcare and food services, according to the data released by the US Labor Department.
However, there was little improvement in December for part-time workers wishing to work more hours, and average hourly earnings fell by 5 cents after rising 6 cents in November.
The fall in the jobless rate was largely due to a drop in the number of people seeking work.
Over the whole of 2014, job creation averaged 246,000 a month.
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