Wall Street and Bureau of Labor Statistics

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Headed into this morning, economists on Wall Street expected job growth in January of about 230,000 , which would be consistent with a steadily improving employment landscape. As it turns out, the news was even better than that. The new report from Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the U.S. economy added 257,000 jobs in January. The overall unemployment rate inched higher, from 5.6% to 5.7%, but this was an encouraging increase more Americans are entering the market again. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.