Unemployment in the U.S. fell to 9.7% in January

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment rate fell in January to 9,7% compared with 10% in December.

The number of jobs declined in the reporting period to 20 thousand in the same time, economists expect job growth to 20 thousand and that the unemployment rate will remain unchanged.

Adjustments to the loss of jobs in the U.S. since the beginning of a recession in December 2007 amounted to 8,4 million