The Hidden Number Driving U.S. Job Growth

After a year that added just 181,000 new jobs, January’s increase of 131,000 in the U.S. workforce was unexpectedly positive.

The contrast between the modest annual total and the January rise offers a different view of recent labor market trends.

Ben Casselman, chief economic correspondent, explains the numbers.

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