U.S. Labor Market 304,000 Jobs Added in January, 2019
Employment Up in January Despite Partial Shutdown
The U.S.
Despite expectations, the partial shutdown had little impact on job growth, with last month’s growth surpassing January 2018’s increase of 223,000 jobs by 36 percent.
Last month, employment grew in several industries, including leisure and hospitality, construction, health care, and transportation and warehousing.