Today's Balance Sheet: January's jobs numbers came out today, and they were way better than anyone expected.
Jaime FullerFeb 03, 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released January's jobs numbers this morning, and the economy added 243,000 jobs last month. Unemployment dropped from 8.5 percent to 8.3 percent—the lowest the rate has been in nearly three years. Forecasts had predicted that the economy would only pick up 150,000 jobs, so this morning's news is a unexpectedly good.