US Jobs Reports Reveal 304,000 Jobs Added in January
- 5 years ago
US Jobs Reports
Reveal 304,000
Jobs Added in January Analysts expected
less that 200,000
jobs to be added. Despite the recent 35-day
government shutdown, job
growth increased for the
100th consecutive month. Unemployment
increased to 4%. The percentage
was a tenth of a
point higher
than expected. January wage
growth was steady. Part-time employees
shifting to full-time
increased by around
half a million people. U.S. Labor Department, via NPR The Federal Reserve
did not raise
interest rates. Mark Hamrick, Bankrate.com., via NPR
Reveal 304,000
Jobs Added in January Analysts expected
less that 200,000
jobs to be added. Despite the recent 35-day
government shutdown, job
growth increased for the
100th consecutive month. Unemployment
increased to 4%. The percentage
was a tenth of a
point higher
than expected. January wage
growth was steady. Part-time employees
shifting to full-time
increased by around
half a million people. U.S. Labor Department, via NPR The Federal Reserve
did not raise
interest rates. Mark Hamrick, Bankrate.com., via NPR