Payroll Employment Rises by 151,000 in January 2016; Unemployment Rate Changes Little (4.9%)

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2016. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 151,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 4.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in several industries, led by retail trade, food services and drinking places, health care, and manufacturing. Employment declined in private educational services, transportation and warehousing, and mining.