US economy adds 227,000 jobs in January

The U.S. economy continued moving upward in 2017, adding 227,000 jobs in January. However, the unemployment rate ticked up a bit to 4.8 percent. America added 76,000 retail and restaurant jobs in January. Construction added 36,000 workers. Financial services businesses hired 32,000 new workers and health care gained 18,000 new jobs.