02-03-2012, 06:51 PM
Better than expected. Nov/Dec report was also revised upward.
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
"Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate
decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread
in the private sector, with large employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and
hospitality, and manufacturing. Government employment changed little over the month."
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/empsit.pdf
"Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January, and the unemployment rate
decreased to 8.3 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread
in the private sector, with large employment gains in professional and business services, leisure and
hospitality, and manufacturing. Government employment changed little over the month."