US Added 517,000 Jobs in January, Far Exceeding Forecasts
US payrolls rose more than expected with a gain of 517,000 in January, while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%, the lowest since May 1969.
US payrolls rose more than expected with a gain of 517,000 in January, while the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%, the lowest since May 1969.
Over his six years at the Southern Poverty Law Center, Esteban Gil watched many colleagues leave. “People burn out and they tire out, and then they leave,” he says.
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