US economy adds jobs for record 100th consecutive month

• 304,000 jobs added in January despite government shutdown
• Analyst calls report ‘much better than expected’

The US jobs market has now added jobs for a record 100 months in a row – shaking off last month’s government shutdown to add 304,000 jobs in January.

Related: US adds 312,000 jobs in December, far surpassing expectations

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from US news | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2sWSGdq