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The U.S. added 467,000 jobs in January. Economists polled by Wall Street had forecast 150,000 new jobs, but many investors were bracing for the first contraction in employment in more than a year because so many workers got sick from omicron last month. The unemployment rate rose to 4% from 3.9%.
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Gains in December and November were also much bigger than initially reported, newly revised data show. The U.S. added 510,000 jobs in December instead of 199,000. And employment rose by 647,000 in November compared to the prior estimate of 249,000.
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Businesses have a near-record 10.9 million job openings, for one thing. Many are so desperate to hire they are offering better pay, bonuses and other benefits. Over the past year wages have jumped 5.7% — the biggest increase in decades. The downside? Higher pay could feed already high U.S. inflation unless workers prove to be more productive in their jobs. Inflation is rising even faster than wages.