Employers Added 143,000 Jobs in January, and Unemployment Edged Down to 4%

By Jeanne Whalen and Justin Lahart

The U.S. economy added 143,000 jobs in January and the unemployment rate edged down to 4%, the Labor Department said Friday.

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