The brief US government shutdown has delayed the official jobs report for January, but the first look at hiring activity in the private sector showed that employment gains sputtered to start the year.
The figure reported on Wednesday is below economists’ estimates of an increase of 48,000 jobs and higher than the prior month’s revised reading of a gain of 37,000 jobs.
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