Labor Market Expanded At Modest Rate In January.

Offers the last labor market report from the U.S. government. Expansion for the month of January 2005 which was modest suggesting that employers are still cautious about hiring; Addition of 146,000 new jobs; Decline in the unemployment rate to 5.2%; Figures on the labor participation rate and the number of discouraged workers; Economists who were surprised by the weak growth; Manufacturing sector which was hit the hardest.