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U.S. adds 353,000 jobs in January, beating expectations

The U.S. Labor Department reports 353,000 jobs were added in January and the unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%, shattering the estimate of 185,000 jobs by Dow Jones economists. CBS News contributor Javier David, managing editor for business and markets at Axios, breaks down the numbers.
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