U.S. non-farm payrolls data for January came in above analysts expectations, bol...
- U.S. non-farm payrolls data for January came in above analysts expectations, bolstering the view that the economy continues to grow at a healthy pace.
The U.S. economy added 225,000 jobs last month with employment at construction sites increasing by the most in a year amid milder-than-normal temperatures, data from the Labor Department showed. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls would rise by 160,000 jobs in January.*U.S. Jan nonfarm payrolls +225,000 vs Dec +147,000 , Nov +261,000 *U.S. Jan Average Hourly Earnings All Private Workers +0.2 Pct Vs Dec +0.1 Pct To $28.44 Vs Dec $28.37; Jan Year-On-Year Earnings +3.1 Pct Vs Dec +3.
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