U.S. employers add 130K jobs, better than expected

U.S. employers add 130K jobs, better than expected

We are learning more this Wednesday as the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) jobs report shows U.S. employers added 130,000 jobs in January. This number was reportedly above the expectations of economists. We are also hearing that the unemployment rate was 4.3%, slightly lower than economists' expectations of 4.4%. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with economic strategist Dan Varroney, the Founder & CEO of Potomac Core as we get more reactions to the new numbers. 

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