Payrolls up 257K in January Alongside Strong Upward Revisions for 2014
Published on Friday, February 6, 2015
Payrolls up 257K in January Alongside Strong Upward Revisions for 2014
Summary
Net revisions to the establishment survey amounted to 1.6 million additional jobs for 2014. The unemployment rate rose to 5.7% in January with the participation rate up to 62.9%. Job growth expected to accelerate to 2.1%, with the unemployment rate at 5.3% for 2015
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Authors
Kim Fraser