January Jobs Report Surprises Economists But Follows Job Listing Trend; January Job Listings Shrink Compared to December

January Jobs Report Surprises Economists But Follows Job Listing Trend; January Job Listings Shrink Compared to December

This morning’s very strong jobs report came as a surprise to the economics community, who had predicted 160 thousand vs the 225 thousand that we actually saw.  But we’ve been citing strong job demand as reflected in job listings for several months, and...