US Jobs Reports Reveal 304,000 Jobs Added in January

US Jobs Reports <br />Reveal 304,000 <br />Jobs Added in January Analysts expected <br />less that 200,000 <br />jobs to be added. Despite the recent 35-day <br />government shutdown, job <br />growth increased for the <br />100th consecutive month. Unemployment <br />increased to 4%. The percentage <br />was a tenth of a <br />point higher <br />than expected. January wage <br />growth was steady. Part-time employees <br />shifting to full-time <br />increased by around <br />half a million people. U.S. Labor Department, via NPR The Federal Reserve <br />did not raise <br />interest rates. Mark Hamrick, Bankrate.com., via NPR