“160,138,000: Record Number of Employed in January”
February 3, 2023
“The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics says a whopping 517,000 non-farm jobs were created in January, way above estimates of 183,000.
“Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality (+128,000), professional and business services (+82,000), and health care (+58,000). Employment also increased in government (+74,000), partially reflecting the return of workers from a strike,” BLS said.
In another headline number, the unemployment rate dropped a tenth of a point to 3.4 percent — after remaining in the 3.5-3.7 percent range since March…”
https://www.cnsnews.com/article/national/susan-jones/160138000-record-number-employed-january