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U.S. Added 227,000 Jobs In January, Outpacing Expectations

Colin Dwyer

The unemployment rate, meanwhile, rose just slightly, ticking up a tenth of a percentage point to 4.8 percent. Average hourly wages increased by 3 cents.

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