US employers added a whopping 353,000 jobs in January — blowing past economists’ forecasts and confounding fears of a slowdown. The blockbuster figure is nearly double the 185,000 jobs economists expected — and marks a surge from the higher-than-anticipated 216,000 jobs added in December and 199,000 increase in November. The Labor Department said Friday that...
US payrolls surge by 353,000 in January -- nearly doubling forecasts
New York Post - 2 Feb 2024 15:40
US employers added a whopping 353,000 jobs in January — blowing past economists’ forecasts and confounding fears of a slowdown. The blockbuster figure is nearly double the 185,000 jobs economists expected — and marks a surge from the higher-than-anticipated 216,000 jobs added in December and 199,000 increase in November. The Labor Department said Friday that...
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