Why did we get a monster jobs report if the economy is slowing?
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The economy wasn't supposed to add half a million jobs in January.In fact, a consensus poll of 81 economists expected job gains to land at around 185,000, according to Refinitiv.After 11 months of aggressive rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, the experts were naturally expecting the economy's job gains to slow as higher borrowing costs percolated through the economy, slowing investment and growth and pushing companies to pull back on spending and hiring.
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