The U.S. economy added 304,000 jobs in January, yet again smashing expectations. Unemployment rose slightly, to 4 percent, at least partly a result of workers being furloughed during the partial government shutdown.
The positive payroll numbers were somewhat tempered by revisions to previous months that shaved some 70,000 jobs. Still, economists polled by Reuters had only expected payrolls to grow by 165,000 jobs in January.
