Economy Added 113,000 Jobs In January, Unemployment Virtually Unchanged

FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for u... FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Jona Caldwell joins a long line of job seekers outside the Ferguson Community Center in Cordova, Tenn. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits in the last week on Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Jim Weber, File) MORE LESS
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Total nonfarm payroll employment grew by 113,000 jobs in January while the unemployment rate remained virtually unchanged at 6.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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