Theunemploymentrate was 3.4%, falling slightly from December.
There also was a rise in the government payroll.
But jobs in broadcasting and among content providers fell 2.7% to 355,900.
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Publishing industry employment fell 1.3% to 952,600.
Telecommunications jobs fell 1.4% to 656,700.
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Average hourly earnings on private payrolls rose by 10 cents to $33.03.
Average hourly earnings have increased by 4.4% over the past 12 months.
This is a breathtaking number, Justin Wolfers, professor at the University of Michigan, wrote on Twitter.
That spike in stories about layoffs?
It was about a small unrepresentative slice of the economy.
Real America is still getting back to work.
Still, the spike in job growth had some economists wondering if this was an accurate picture.
Most likely, difficulty seasonally adjusting the data, which is especially important in January.
This January was the 5th warmest on record.
He wrote that I wouldnt take this data at face value.
The BLS often revises figures from previous months in its regular reports.
But its clear that we have, in fact, been experiencing a … Biden boom.
