/US adds 225,000 jobs in January, unemployment rate rises slightly to 3.6%

US adds 225,000 jobs in January, unemployment rate rises slightly to 3.6%

Notable job gains occurred in the fields of construction and health care.

The U.S. economy added a solid 225,000 jobs in January, according to the latest jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday.

The unemployment rate rose by a fraction of a percentage point to 3.6%

Notable job gains occurred in the fields of construction, health care, transportation and warehousing, according to the data.

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