January’s monthly jobs report saw 143,000 jobs added to the US economy — below economist forecasts for 175,000 after December’s blowout figure of 256,000 — while the national unemployment rate slipped lower from 4.1% to 4%. Which industries grew the most this past month? Yahoo Finance senior reporter Alexandra Canal examines the monthly employment trends in sectors like health care, retail, and leisure and hospitality. Experts have noted that colder weather contributed to the pullback in leisure and hospitality employment numbers.
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