January hiring gains surprisingly robust

Photo caption: A retail store in Manhattan displays a “now hiring sign” on Jan. 5, 2024. Photo credit: Spencer Platt / Getty Images. Article by Paul Wiseman, AP. PBS News Hour – February 2, 2024.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers delivered a stunning burst of hiring to begin 2024, adding 353,000 jobs in January in the latest sign of the economy’s continuing ability to shrug off the highest interest rates in two decades. […]

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