Economists are predicting that jobs growth in January slipped from December. But 2012 should still be slightly better than 2011.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Will investors, consumers and politicians be singing “Take this jobs report and shove it!” come Friday morning?
The government will report two key numbers Friday: the number of jobs that were added in January and the unemployment rate. Both figures have been moving in the right direction lately and the hope is that this trend will continue.
Employers added 200,000 jobs in December. And the unemployment rate dipped to 8.5%, the lowest it’s been in nearly three years.
However, the labor market may have lost a little bit of steam in January. According to a survey of economists by CNNMoney, the current median forecast is that just 135,000 jobs were added last month and that the unemployment rate likely rose to 8.6%.
Hopefully, the economists are wrong (they often are) and there will be a pleasant surprise. But there are
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