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U.S. Job Growth Slowed In January; Slight Gains In Entertainment Business Employment


Job growth slowed in January to 143,000 positions, with the unemployment rate ticking down to 4%. The latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offer a picture of the labor situation as Donald Trump takes office, but they do not reflect some of his moves in his initial weeks in office. That includes cutting […]

Labor Department building in Washington, D.C.Getty Images Job growth slowed in January to 143,000 positions, with the unemployment rate ticking down to 4%. Jobs in motion pictures and sound recordings grew by 1,600 to 409,500, while employment in publishing climbed by 2,500 to 920,100. Employment declines in mining and quarrying and the oil and gas extraction industries were particularly notable.

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