US Jobs Reports br Reveal 304,000 br Jobs Added in January Analysts expected br less that 200,000 br jobs to be added. Despite the recent 35-day br government shutdown, job br growth increased for the br 100th consecutive month. Unemployment br increased to 4. The percentage br was a tenth of a br point higher br than expected. January wage br growth was steady. Part-time employees br shifting to full-time br increased by around br half a million people. U.S. Labor Department, via NPR The Federal Reserve br did not raise br interest rates. Mark Hamrick, Bankrate.com.