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Payroll employment increases by 304,000 in January; unemployment rate edges up to 4.0%

02/01/2019

Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 304,000 in January, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.0 percent. Job gains occurred in several industries, including leisure and hospitality, construction, health care, and transportation and warehousing.
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