The American economy created 143,000 jobs in January

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The US economy created 143,000 jobs in January, as it decreased somewhat from predictions, but low unemployment and strong profits in profits confirm the strength of the labor market in America.

While the January number of January is in a 170,000 Reuters poll, the work statistics office also reviewed the reinforced number of December, from 256,000 to 307,000.

Economists and merchants highlighted a decrease in the unemployment rate to 4 percent in Jan interest rate Discounts.

Friday job data came slightly over a week after the Federal Reserve kept hanging rates at 4.25 to 4.5 percent, despite the pressure of the American President Donald Trump To reduce borrowing costs.

Diane Sonk, the chief economist in KPMG US, said that the decrease in unemployment – and the increase in participation in the labor market – provided “a greater reason to feel comfortable” in his decision to slow the pace of price cuts this year.

The average profits per hour increased by 4.1 percent over the past 12 months, which economists have taken on the continuous health of the American labor market.

The markets expect the reduction of the next Federal Reserve by July, with a 60 % chance to another by the end of the year, a decrease of 70 percent before the job report.

The return of the Treasury Ministry increased for two years, which tracks interest rate expectations and moves back to the price, 0.06 degrees Celsius to 4.26 percent, while the return for 10 years added 0.04 percent to 4.48 percent.

Futures for shares have extended small declines, as they follow the S&P 500 contracts, a decrease of 0.2 percent.