In January this year, the number of jobs in the U.S. increased by 257,000. This is evidenced by the data provided by the Ministry of Labor. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg forecasted the figure to grow by 228 thousand. December data have also been adjusted, showing that the number of jobs increased by 329,000.
In January, the U.S. unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 5.7 percent. In December, the figure was 5.6 percent. Although economists do not expect this indicator to change.
In January, the country's average hourly wage added 0.5 percent, compared to December. This is the largest increase since the fall of 2008. Over-year growth was 2.2 percent, which is the highest value since August.
The Ministry of Labor explains the rise in unemployment in January by the increased share of the population in the labor force to 62.9 percent. A month earlier figure was 62.7 percent.
U.S. Economy Strengthening
Leading analysts have pointed out that the economy acceleration allows companies to hire new employees.
In November and January, the average monthly increase in the number of jobs accounted for 336,000, which is the highest value since 1997.
In January, the number of private sector jobs increased by 267,000. The previous month figure was 320,000. In the public sector was recorded a drop of 10 thousand, the press service of the Fort Financial Services company reported (rated among the TOP Forex Brokers Masterforex-V World Academy http://www.masterforex-v.com/).
