The number of employees receiving pay and benefits from their employer—measured as "payroll employment" in the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours—increased by 39,800 (+0.2%) in January. On a year-over-year basis, payroll employment was up by 212,900 (+1.2%) in January.
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