U.S. likely added 164,000 jobs in January — but hiring in 2019 might not look as rosy
February 06, 2020 at 13:22 PM EST
The economy likely added a nice dollop of new jobs in January, but probably nothing like the nearly 300,000 gain suggested by a private forecast that often gets Wall Street’s attention. And hiring in 2019 might not look as hot after the government fine-tunes its estimates.