The Labor Department reported Friday that payrolls grew by 236,000 for the month, compared to the Dow Jones estimate for 238,000.
Pricing Wednesday morning pointed to a 94.3% probability of a 0.25 percentage point hike at the Federal Reserve’s two-day meeting that concludes Feb. 1.
Preliminary data on Monday showed headline inflation came in at an annual 10.7% last month – the highest ever on record.