Boise, Idaho, has a diverse economy -- potatoes, chips (the high-tech kind) and wine.

In its jobs report for the month of January, the Labor Department made major revisions to its numbers for the months of November and December, revealing even stronger job growth at the end of the year than previously thought.

A report out today revealed that 157,000 jobs were created in January, but the unemployment rate actually rose to 7.9 percent. Take the average of the two, and it looks like more of the same: slow, but steady, growth.

January unemployment numbers will help economists figure out which direction the economy is headed.

According to a new report, January layoffs were up 24 percent from December but down 24 percent from the previous year, which could indicate relatively low unemployment rates for the month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is scheduled to release the latest unemployment numbers on Friday.

The U.S. economy adds 155,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate remains steady at 7.8 percent.

Alan Krueger, chair of President Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, weighs in on the government's December jobs report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that unemployment has stayed steady at 7.8 percent, and the economy added 155,000 jobs last month.

The Federal Reserve says it will keep interest rates near zero until the unemployment rate drops to 6.5 percent. But what will it take to get there?