US non-farm payroll employment rose 225k in January, much better than expectation of 156k. That was notably higher than 175k monthly growth in 2019. Unemployment rate rose to 3.6%, up from 3.5%, above expectation of 3.5%. Participation rate edged up by 0.2% to 63.4%. Average hourly earnings, missed expectation and grew only 0.2% mom, below consensus of 0.3% mom.
