Breaking News: The U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in January

The U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in January. It was the 88th straight month that hiring increased, the longest such streak on record.

The Labor Department released its official hiring and unemployment figures for January on Friday morning, providing the latest snapshot of the American economy.

■ 200,000 jobs were added last month. Wall Street economists had expected an increase of about 180,000, according to Bloomberg.
■ The unemployment rate was at 4.1 percent, the same as in January and the lowest since 2000.

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