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
