Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid slowdown in labor market
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.
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Jobs report shows a hiring slowdown as companies are acting like ‘they’re in a recession’
Economists were projecting the unemployment rate would stay at 4.1% and 170,000 jobs would be added, according to FactSet estimates. Friday’s report — which also featured some significant data ...
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January Jobs Report Reveals Weaker Growth Than Predicted—Weakest Start To Year Since 2016
Friday’s report provided evidence of slowing expansion. The 143,000 jobs added would be the weakest January total since 2016.
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Unemployment applications rose to 219K last week; layoffs remain relatively low
More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and layoffs relatively low ...
US job market likely began the year strong, but faces cloudier future
When the Labor Department releases January employment numbers, they’re likely to show decent, but unspectacular, job growth ...
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Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid a slowdown in the labor market
Hiring was weaker than expected by economists, who had forecast that the economy had added 170,000 jobs last month, according to a poll by FactSet. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said ...