AdvertisementU.S. Added 304,000 Jobs In January; Shutdown Boosted Unemployment To 4 PercentFebruary 01, 2019Avie SchneiderfacebookEmailWorkers build bed frames at a factory in Commerce, Calif., near Los Angeles, in 2017. In January, the economy added a bigger-than-expected 304,000 jobs, including 13,000 in manufacturing. (AFP/Getty Images)