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January’s Big Jobs Number Comes With Noise, and With Ongoing Inflation Warnings

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January’s Big Jobs Number Comes With Noise, and With Ongoing Inflation Warnings
Pedestrians walk past a 'Now Hiring' sign in Arlington, Va., on March 16, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
J.G. Collins
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January jobs printed at 353,000 new jobs, according to the Establishment Survey from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a collection of job creation data from businesses. November and December jobs creation revisions added another 126,000 new jobs. The number far surpassed the consensus estimate of 187,000 new jobs.
J.G. Collins
J.G. Collins
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J.G. Collins is managing director of the Stuyvesant Square Consultancy, a strategic advisory, market survey, and consulting firm in New York. His writings on economics, trade, politics, and public policy have appeared in Forbes, the New York Post, Crain’s New York Business, The Hill, The American Conservative, and other publications.
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