Employment surged in January, with widespread gains across most sectors as the job market remained a bastion of strength in an otherwise slowing economy.
Employers in leisure and hospitality led January’s job growth, as restaurants, bars and hotels hired at a robust pace. Healthcare organizations snapped up workers last month to fill roles at doctors’ offices and outpatient facilities. Professional-and-business services, which includes many white-collar jobs in accounting, consulting and architecture, also hired at a fast pace, Friday’s Labor Department report showed.
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