Jump in non-farm jobs

US NON-FARM jobs rose by a record 143,000 in January.
Sat, 08 Feb, 2003 - 00:00
Brian O'Mahony, Business Correspondent

That more than doubled the 60,000 jobs increase forecast and it impressed the markets that resulted in a swift rally in the dollar, once the jobs figures hit the markets.

It kick-started a strong dollar rally as the euro fell from $1.08 to $1.0750, as the investors took heart from the figures.

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