The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the employment situation for January 2016 on Friday, February, 5, 2016. The economy added 158,000 private-sector jobs in January and the unemployment rate declined from 5.0 percent to 4.9 percent. See the press release for additional information.
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- Private Sector Job Growth Continues
- All Employment Growth has been Full-time Jobs
- Employment and Underemployment Rate have Declined Significantly from Recession Peak
- Declines in Short- and Long-term Unemployment
- Black vs. White Unemployment
- Hispanic Unemployment
- Veterans' Unemployment Rates
- Aging Trends Explain about 60% of Decline in Labor Force Participation Rate