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Healthcare work propels US to strongest job growth in more than a year
January’s job gains surged past expectations and marked a strong start to the year following a weak year of job growth.
US labour market stronger than expected in January
Payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, far exceeding expectations of roughly 68,000 The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.3 per cent in January from 4.4 per cent in December As expected, the revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics brought down 2025 job gains substantially.