US Companies Added 291,000 Jobs in January: Survey

Workers at the Hollywood Bed Frame Company attend an event to mark the company's upcoming expansion which will double the manufacturer's workforce, adding 100 new local jobs, at the company's factory in Commerce, Calif., seven miles southeast from downtown Los Angeles on April 14, 2017. Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images

U.S. companies added 291,000 jobs in January, a big increase from December, but much of that strength likely reflected unusually warm weather during the month.

Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that the January job gain was larger than had been expected, compared to a revised December figure of 193,000.